For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive:
- 1874–1919 The Leicester daily mercury.
- 1919–96 Leicester mercury.
Leicester Daily Mercury
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Place of publication
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Earliest issue: January 31, 1874
Latest issue: August 31, 1996
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Years covered
1874–1996
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Total issues: 35421
Total pages: 699941
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Publisher
Reach PLC
This newspaper was added to the British Newspaper Archive on October 23, 2014. The latest issues were added on June 25, 2024.
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