Do you know that Leicester University has put onto the web a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. Within the digital library you'll find high quality reproductions of comparatively rare books, essential tools for research into local and genealogical history. Most counties are covered and there is usually at least one for each decade from the 1850s when separate parish besides towns were entered into the trade directories. When I have used them I have usually found the most efficient way is to find the parish in the index and then do a search on that page number - Doesn't always work but if it does - saves a lot of time. I usually do a web search on historical directories and they come up as first or second choice. Hope this is useful to you all Barbara Haner