Welcome to Bath Historical Directories


Bath's Directories from the 1790s to the 1930s


With a selection of search tools to make them easily accessible by all
The Directories have been digitised by members of the History of Bath Research Group as a research tool for those who wish to explore Bath's people, places, organisations and occupations over this period.
February 2022: We are pleased to announce the addition of 1805 and 1908 to this website
We now offer: 1791, 1805, 1809, 1819, 1833, 1846, 1852, 1858-59, 1862-63, 1866-67, 1870-71, 1874-75, 1876-77, 1880-81, 1884-85, 1890-91, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1908, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1927-28, 1932 and 1935  
Advertisement pages now available for 1874-75, 1884-85, 1895 and 1908 [see Organisations]
 
 

Currently Available Searches *

Select Directory Pages    Select a directory, select a page from the directory Search for People    By last name, first name, title with filter by directory year range Search for Organisations    By organisation name with filter by directory year range Search for Advertisements + View Advertisements    Adverts by organisation name with filter by directory year range Search for Occupations    By occupation name with filter by directory year range Search for Addresses    By area, street, house number or house name with filter by directory year range

Individual directory pages can be downloaded from this site free of charge. The University of Leicester also have a Historical Directories Collection which contains some Bath directories.
Archive CD Books scanned the original directories for us and were providing CDs of the directories, however, currently, they no longer offer this service.
Physical copies of Bath Directories can be viewed at the Bath Record Office