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[[Image:Im1884KellyW-CoventryTimes.jpg|thumb| 1884. From Kelly’s Directory of Worcestershire]] | [[Image:Im1884KellyW-CoventryTimes.jpg|thumb| 1884. From Kelly’s Directory of Worcestershire]] | ||
Printers and newspaper publishers, of 18 Smithford Street, Coventry | Printers and newspaper publishers, of 18 Smithford Street, Coventry | ||
Mr [[William Iliffe (1812-1890)|Iliffe]] founded a stationery, wallpaper, and printing business. | |||
This venture's early success ensured that the Iliffes soon became pillars of the local community. | |||
Iliffe's son, [[William Iliffe|William]], saw that late Victorian Coventry was at the heart of a revolution in engineering, and thus the ideal place from which to pioneer specialist transport magazines intended for a mass market. | |||
1878 Published ''The Cyclist'', which was so successful that it absorbed two rivals and moved to London as ''Bicycling News''. | |||
1879 Relaunched a moribund weekly, the ''Coventry Times'' | |||
1888 Partnership dissolved<ref>The Times, Oct. 3, 1888</ref> | |||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* Biography of Edward Mauger Iliffe, ODNB | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 25 June 2020
Printers and newspaper publishers, of 18 Smithford Street, Coventry
Mr Iliffe founded a stationery, wallpaper, and printing business.
This venture's early success ensured that the Iliffes soon became pillars of the local community.
Iliffe's son, William, saw that late Victorian Coventry was at the heart of a revolution in engineering, and thus the ideal place from which to pioneer specialist transport magazines intended for a mass market.
1878 Published The Cyclist, which was so successful that it absorbed two rivals and moved to London as Bicycling News.
1879 Relaunched a moribund weekly, the Coventry Times
1888 Partnership dissolved[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Oct. 3, 1888
- Biography of Edward Mauger Iliffe, ODNB