City Press (London)

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City Press
TypeNewspaper
Owner(s) W H & L Collingridge Ltd
Founder(s) William Hill Collingridge
Founded1857
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1871
Headquarters London, England, United Kingdom
OCLC number 17566998

City Press was a British newspaper published during the 19th and early-20th centuries by W H & L Collingridge Ltd.

It was founded in 1857 by William Hill Collingridge to provide a newspaper for the City of London. [1]

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References

  1. "London City Press in British Newspaper Archive" . Retrieved 16 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.