Wrexham Recorder
The Wrexham Recorder (1848-49) was the first newspaper published in Wrexham.[1] The first issue was published in March 1848 and the final one appeared in January 1849.[2] It appeared each month to avoid the stamp duty which were levied on publications which appeared daily or weekly. It was priced at two pence. Its title was derived from a quote from Hamlet - 'O, the Recorder:-let me see' which appeared on its first page. Lisa Peters commented that the Recorder consisted mainly of local news stories with very little national or political news or advertising.[3]: 20 Its price rose to three pence in January 1849. There was no indication that the January 1849 issue would be its last.[3]: 21 Owner and EditorThe Recorder was established and edited by Wrexham printer and publisher Richard Hughes at his General Printing Office in Church Street, Wrexham.[4] RivalHughes's former apprentice, George Bayley, commenced publishing a rival newspaper, the Wrexham Registrar in August 1848. Lisa Peters speculates that the Registrar brought about the newspaper's demise because its content was not sufficiently different from its cheaper rival.[3]: 21 Bayley also established Wrexham's first weekly newspaper, the Wrexham Advertiser, in 1854. References
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