This is brief guide to the newspapers that we hold in our collections. The guide is arranged in two sections: Local Newspapers, and London Wide & National Newspapers. They are arranged in chronological order, starting with the newspaper with the earliest start date. While many of our newspapers are available to browse on microfilm in the search room, some require an advanced booking.
Thanks to the British Library’s British Newspaper Archive project, many of our H&F’s newspapers can be searched online for free. Please note that to view the articles you will need to pay a fee. Where available, a link to the British Library’s digital copy is provided.
Local newspapers
West London Observer
- Date Range: 1855 to 1998 (gaps)
- Also known as: West London Leader (1984 to 1987); Hammersmith and Chiswick Leader (1987- 1988); Hammersmith and Fulham Independent (1988-1989)
- Notes: Indexed 1856-1862, 1930-1941, 1943-1964, 1966, 1968, 1970-1987
- British Newspaper Archive: available to search 1855-1872, 1884-1957
- Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 2 draw 9, and Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
West London Times
- Date Range: 1860-1867
- British Newspaper Archive: available to search 1860-1867
- Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draws 3 - 9
Kensington and Hammersmith Reporter
- Date range: 1879-1906
- Also known as: West London Reporter (1892- 1906)
- Access: 1879 to 1905 is available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 2 draw 9
Fulham and Hammersmith Chronicle
- Date range: 1885 – 2010
- Also known as: Fulham Chronicle (1888 - 1999)
- Notes: Indexed 1927-1991
- British Newspaper Archive: available to search 1888-1989, 1992-1996
- Access: available only on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 2 draws 3 – 6, and Cabinet 3 draw 9
Theleme-Kemp's West London Stretcher and Theleme
- Date Range: 1st November 1888 (1 edition)
- Access: available only on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
The Fulham Advertiser
- Date range: 3rd February 1893 (1 edition) Access: available only on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
West London Advertiser
- Date range: 1894 - 1905
- Also known as: West London Advertiser and West London News (1896-1905)
- Access: West London News: The Ratepayers Paper (21st December 1895) is available on micro-film, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9. All other editions must be ordered in advance.
Hammersmith Times
- Date range: 1899, January 2005 - May 2005
- Access: The 1899 edition is available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9. All other editions must be ordered in advance.
West End Press
- Date range: 1900-1904 (gaps)
- Also known as: West End Weekly Express (1905-1906); Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Weekly Express (1906); Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush and Kensington Weekly Express (1906); Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush and Ken- sington Weekly Express and West End Press (1906-1907)
- Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
The Shepherd's Bush Advertiser
- Date range: December 1901 - April 1902 Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
The Hammersmith Searchlight
- Date range: March 1903
- Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
West London and Fulham Times
- Date range: 1904 - 1915
- Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
The Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Times
- Date range: 1904 - 1915
- Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
Fulham Gazette
- Date range: 1919 – 2007 (with gaps)
- Also known as: Fulham and West London Ga- zette (1927-1928); West London and Fulham Gazette (1928-1971)
- Notes: Indexed 1927-1960, 1962-1964, 1968 and 1970-1971
- Access: please order in advance
South Hammersmith Citizen
- Date range: 1927, 1937 to 1939
- Access: please order in advance
Fulham Observer
- Date range: 1930 to 1940
- Access: please order in advance
North Hammersmith Citizen
- Date range: 1936 - 1938 (gaps)
- Access: please order in advance
West London & Hammersmith Gazette
- Date range: 1952 - 1971
- Access: please order in advance
Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Gazette
- Date range: 1955 - 2010
- Also known as: West London Post, Shepherds Bush, Acton, Hammersmith (1939 – 1951); Acton Gazette and West London Post (1939-1951); Shepherds Bush Gazette and West London Post (1955-1958); Hammersmith Post (1955-1959); Shepherds Bush Gazette, Hammersmith Post (1960-1983); Shepherds Bush-Hammersmith Gazette (1984-1988); The Gazette (1988-1989); Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Gazette (1989); Hammersmith, Fulham and Shepherds bush Gazette (1989-1998)
- Notes: Indexed 1970-1991
- British Newspaper Archive: available to search 1955-1968, 1970-1999
- Access: available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 2 draw 8, and Microfilm Cabinet 3 draws 6 - 9
Fulham and Hammersmith Advertiser
- Date range: 1949 - 1958
- Also known as: Fulham and Hammersmith News (1957- 1958)
- Access: The Fulham Adviser is available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 3 draw 9
West London Advertiser
- Date range: 1979 - 1987
- Access: please order in advance
West London Independent
- Date range: January 1983 (two issues)
- Access: please order in advance
Hammersmith News and Fulham Post
- Date range: 1983-1987
- Also known as: Hammersmith News and Post (1987)
- Access: please order in advance
Hammersmith and Fulham Guardian
- Date range: 1984 – 2000
- Also known as: Fulham and Hammersmith Guardian (1986-1988); Hammersmith and Fulham Guardian (1988-1991); Hammersmith, Fulham and Chiswick Guardian (1991-2001)
- Access: please order in advance
West London Recorder
- Date range: 1985 - 1990
- Also known as: Chiswick, Fulham and Hammer- smith Recorder (May 1988- August 1990) Access: please order in advance
Fulham Post
- Date range: March 1987 – December 1991
- Access: please order in advance
Hammersmith and Fulham Times
- Date range: 1987 – 2001
- Also known as: Fulham Times (1987-1989) Notes: Merged with Hammersmith and Fulham Independent in 1989.
- Access: 1989 to 2001 are available on microfilm, see Microfilm Cabinet 2 draw 7
Hammersmith Post
- Date range: 1989-1991 (gaps)
- Notes: Merged with Fulham Post to form Ham- mersmith and Fulham Post.
- Access: please order in advance
Hammersmith Chronicle
Date range: 1989 - 1997
Access: please order in advance
The Gazette
- Date range: July 1989 - December 1998
- Access: please order in advance
The Post (Hammersmith & Fulham)
- Date range: January 1998 - October 1998
- Access: please order in advance
The Post (Hammersmith & Fulham)
- Date range: January 1998 - October 1998
- Access: please order in advance
Hammersmith & Fulham Informer
- Date range: January - November 2002; January - May 2003 (gaps)
- Access: please order in advance
National newspapers
County of Middlesex Independent
- Date range: 1891
- British Newspaper Archive: available to search 1883-1896, 1899-1905
- Access: please order in advance
Illustrated London News
- Date range: 1869 – 1971 (gaps)
- British Newspaper Archive: available to search 1842-2003
- Access: please order in advance
Punch Magazine
- Date range: 1841 to 1971
- Access: please order in advance