Timeline of Southampton

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Southampton, Hampshire, England.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Prior to 16th century

• 750 – Market active.
• 837 – Town besieged by Danes.
• 980 – Town "ravaged" by Danes (approximate date).
• 1070 – St. Michael's Church founded.
• 11th century – Southampton Castle built.
• 1124 – St Denys Priory founded.
• 1180 – Bargate built (approximate date).
• 1197 – God's House hostel and Church of St. Julien established (approximate date).
• 1200 – Long House built (approximate date).
• 1220 – Walter Fortin becomes mayor (approximate date).
• 1233 – Franciscan Friary founded (approximate date).
• 1236 – Jews expelled.
• 1239 – Netley Abbey founded near town.
• 1299 – Bowling Green in use.
• 1300 – Population: 5,000 (approximate).
• 1319 – Venetian state fleet visits Southampton.
• 1320 – Holyrood Church built.
• 1338 – Town taken by French forces.
• 1348 – Black plague.
• 1415 – August: Southampton Plot ringleaders executed at Bargate.
• 1461 – Southampton fair active.

16th-18th centuries

• 1550 – Grammar school founded.
• 1552 – Edward VI visits town.
• 1554 – Philip of Spain visits town.
• 1669 – Charles II visits town.
• 1760 – Taunton's School founded.
• 1761 – Assembly rooms built.
• 1766 – Theatre built.
• 1772 – Hampshire Chronicle newspaper begins publication.
• 1798 – Thorners Charity built.
• 1799 – Northam Bridge built.

19th century

• 1802 – Salisbury and Southampton Canal begins operating.
• 1822 – Southampton County Chronicle newspaper begins publication.
• 1823 – Public dispensary established.
• 1830 – Southampton Polytechnic Institution established.
• 1831 – Population: 19,324.
• 1836
  • Woolston Floating Bridge (ferry) begins operating.
  • Police force established.
  • Southampton Dock Company incorporated.
• 1839 – Southampton Terminus railway station opens.
• 1841 – Population: 27,744.
• 1842
  • Docks built.
  • Elliott Brothers (builders merchant) in business.
• 1846 – Southampton Old Cemetery begins operating.
• 1849 – James & Co. bookseller in business.
• 1855 – Southampton School of Art, and prison on Ascupart Street established.
• 1860 – Southampton Times newspaper begins publication.
• 1862 – Hartley Institute founded.
• 1872 – Ordnance Survey buildings constructed.
• 1875
  • Watts Memorial Hall built.
  • Royal Southampton Yacht Club chartered.
• 1876 – Above Bar Church founded.
• 1879 – Southampton Tramways Company begins operating.
• 1884 – St. Mary's Church built.
• 1885 – St. Mary's Young Men's Association Football Club, and Hampshire Field Club established.
• 1889 – Southampton Free Public Library established.
• 1890 – September: Southampton Dock Strike of 1890.
• 1891
  • Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway begins operating.
  • Southampton Docks acquired by the London and South Western Railway company.
• 1895
  • Bitterne (portion), Freemantle, Millbrook, and Shirley become part of Southampton.
  • Southampton West railway station opens.
• 1898
  • Southampton Football Club founded.
  • The Dell (stadium) opens.
• 1899 – David Holmes bookseller in business.

20th century

• 1901 – Population: 104,824.
• 1905 – Southampton Record Society founded.
• 1907 – White Star Line relocates to Southampton from Liverpool.
• 1912
  • Tudor House Museum established.
  • 10 April: RMS Titanic departs Southampton; later sinks.
• 1913 – Palladium Cinema opens.
• 1914 – Scala Cinema opens.
• 1919
  • January: 1919 Southampton Mutiny.
  • Cunard Line relocates to Southampton from Liverpool.
• 1920
  • Bassett, Bitterne Parish Council, Itchen Urban District Council, and Swaythling become part of Southampton.
  • The Cenotaph (war memorial) unveiled in Watts Park.
• 1925 – Southampton Above Bar Musical and Dramatic Society active.
• 1928 – Empire Theatre opens.
• 1932 – Southampton Municipal Airport established.
• 1933 – King George V Graving Dock opens.
• 1937
  • Southampton Guildhall opens.
  • Foster, Wikner Aircraft company relocates to Southampton.
• 1939 – Southampton City Art Gallery opens.
• 1940 – November–December: Aerial bombing by German forces.
• 1952 – University of Southampton chartered.
• 1954 – Northam Bridge rebuilt.
• 1961 – Museum of Archaeology opens in God's House Tower.
• 1962 – City of Southampton Society founded.
• 1964 – Southampton becomes a city.
• 1965 – Wilton Royal factory opens near city.
• 1966 – Southampton Maritime Museum opens in The Wool House.
• 1968 – Southampton Boat Show begins.
• 1969
  • Southampton Technical College established.
  • Television Centre built.
• 1979 – John Hansard Gallery established.
• 1984
  • Southampton Institute of Higher Education established.
  • Solent Sky aviation museum opens.
• 1985 – Medieval Merchant's House restored.
• 1986
  • Ocean Village (marina) area redeveloped.
  • Southampton Citybus in operation.
• 1989 – Bargate Shopping Centre built.
• 1991 – Marlands Shopping Centre in business.
• 1996 – Southampton Oceanography Centre opens.

21st century

• 2000
  • WestQuay shopping centre in business.
  • Chamberlayne Leisure Centre opens in Mayfield Park.
• 2001 – Population: 217,400.
• 2009 – Carnival House office building opens.
• 2011 – Population: 236,900.
• 2012 – SeaCity Museum opens.

See also

• History of Southampton

External links

• . Includes Southampton area directories, various dates.