The Leeds Intelligencer, or Leedes Intelligencer, was one of the first regional newspapers in Great Britain. It was founded in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1754[1] and first published on 2 July 1754.[2] It was a weekly paper until it was renamed and became the daily Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, first published on Monday 2 July 1866, until 1883 when the "and Leeds Intelligencer" was dropped from the title.[3][4] It was published under the motto of The Altar, the Throne and the Cottage and was, from the outset, a conservative newspaper.[5] It dropped the extra 'e' from the name Leedes in 1765[6] and was recognised as being anti-Catholic and being opposed to Chartism.[5]
| The Altar, the Throne and the Cottage | |
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1754 |
| Ceased publication | 1866 (became Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer) |
| City | Leeds |
| Country | England |
| OCLC number | 25855905 |
In 1865 it was acquired by the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Limited (now Yorkshire Post Newspapers).[6]
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Further reading
- Caunce, Stephen (1993). "Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd: Perseverance rewarded". In Chartres, John; Honeyman, Katrina (eds.). Leeds City Business. Leeds University Press. pp. 24–56. ISBN 0-85316-157-7.