Local newspapers in Hampshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire often report on Andover events and some can be searched and accessed online on the British Newspaper Archive or FindmyPast. But, of papers published in the town, as yet only the Andover Chronicle (later Standard) has been digitised on these platforms, covering the period 1870-1895 (issues in 1898-1914 were only title pages, published to maintain registration).
The main local newspaper is the Andover Advertiser, starting in 1858 and still in production. The archive is now mainly in Winchester, at the Hampshire Record Office, with some hard copies at Andover Library.
What is available in these two locations is as follows (with many thanks to Phil Farlow for collating the information).
Hampshire Record Office, Winchester
Hard copies 1859 – 1987 (Bound)
Microfilms 1858 – 1959; 1995 – 2010
The Finding number for hard copies is 108A00 on the Record Office online catalogue. For the years covered by microfilm the Archives expects the microfilm version to be used.
Hard copies at Andover Library
1975 – 2003 (Bound); 2011 – 2012 (Bound)
Please note that there are no reference copies of the Andover Advertiser at either Andover or Winchester in any format after 2012 except for very current issues. Recent editions can be seen on the paper’s website. However, newspaper publishers are required to deposit a copy of each issue with the British Library and these will ‘eventually’ be digitised and made available online.
Andover Midweek Advertiser
Andover Museum (Hampshire Cultural Trust) holds bound editions of the Andover Midweek Advertiser for the years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 & 1993. Hampshire Record Office holds only two issues: 26 Jun 1983 and 10 Sep 2003.
[Information updated April 2022]
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