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that six fires are kept for the sake of invalids and that strangers 
can be accommodated with seats by applying at Mr Herschel’s, the 
“bottom of Kingsmead St.”* The next week, 27 Dec, and so on 
weekly until 27 March 1771 the notice says—apply at Mr. 
Herschel’s in New King St, but the next week on the 4th April 
1771 and so on to the 9th May it again becomes Kingsmead St. 
The advertisement now stops during the summer but on 5th 
Sept 1771 on the approach of the season it begins again and 
again reverts to New King St. On the 24th Feb 17727 Herschel 
advertised a concert for friday the zoth March at Mr. Gyde’s 
Great Room, the vocal parts by Signora Farinelli. Tickets to be 
had of Mr Herschel in Kingsmead St. To this there is a 
postcript or NB—“ As Mr. Herschel has been prevented by Mr. 
Linley from having his concert at the Assembly Rooms, he hopes 
by this early notice of the day at Mr. Gyde’s he will be justified if 
any other musical performance should be opposed to him on that 
day, as he has great reason to believe it will not be consistent 
with Mr Linley’s interest that Mr Herschel should have a concert 
and that so great a singer as Signora Farinelli should be heard at 
all, or to that advantage she deserves.” Three days later the 
Bath Chronicle of the 27 Feb 1772 again announces | the same 
concert,—tickets to be had of Mr Herschel in Kingsmead St ; 
yet the same Chronicle of the same day and date,§ in the 
advertisement of the Octagon chapel says, apply at Mr Herschel’s 
in New King St, but the Bath Journal 2 March, || only three days 
later, announcing this concert says—tickets to be had of Mr 
Herschel in Kingsmead St. 
The rise of New King St seems to have been a sort of struggle. 
In the earliest mention met with it is King Street without the 
West gate. An advertisement 11 Dec 17664 announces lodging 
and boarding at—the first new built house in “King St, 
* Chronicle, p 3, col 1. + Journal, p 1, col 2. Tee 2ncolay 
SUPP col re || P 1, col 1. "I Chronicle, p 4, col I. 
