The Echo (London)

The Echo
TypeEvening newspaper
Founded1868
Ceased publication1905
HeadquartersLondon, England

The Echo, founded in 1868 in London by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., was London's first halfpenny evening newspaper (earlier provincial titles included Liverpool's Events[1] and the South Shields Gazette, both launched in 1855). It was published daily except on Sunday. Sometimes its Saturday edition appeared under the name The Cricket Echo or The Football Echo. Issue Number 1 appeared on 8 December 1868. The Echo ceased publication with Issue Number 11,391 on 31 July 1905.[2]

  1. ^ "1855 and all that". Liverpool Newspaper Heritage. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ The Echo (London), catalogue of the National Library of Australia