History of Portsmouth - 18th Century

18th Century

The first local newspaper in the city was the Portsmouth and Gosport gazette first published in 1745 it continued to publish until around 1790. There was then a 3 year gap before foundation of the The Portsmouth Gazette and Weekly Advertiser. The final newspaper to begin publication in the 18th century was the Portsmouth Telegraph; or, Mottley's Naval and Military Journal which was first published in 1799.

In 1774, the two mills at the entrance to the millpond were rebuilt as one mill known as the Kings's mill.