Timeline of Nottingham
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nottingham, England.
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Contents
Prior to 17th century
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- 868 - Danes take town.[1]
- 918 - Market active.[2]
- 1067 - Nottingham Castle built.
- 1156 - Town wall rebuilt.[3]
- 1232 - St Mary's hospital founded.[3]
- 1250 - Grey friary established.[1]
- 1276 - Carmelite friary established.
- 1284 - Nottingham Goose Fair begins.[2]
- 1330 - "Young king Edward III and a group of conspirators crept through a secret tunnel into the city's castle and took prisoner Roger de Mortimer, a nobleman who had until then effectively been England's ruler."[4]
- 1392 - Plumptre Hospital founded.
- 1474 - St Mary's Church built (approximate date).
- 1513 - Free grammar school founded.[5]
- 1539 - Bell alehouse active.
- 1588 - Wollaton Hall built.
17th-18th centuries
- 1642 - 22 August: Charles I raises royal standard at Castle Hill.[6]
- 1646 - Bubonic plague.
- 1650s - Smith's Bank established (approximate date).
- 1678 - St Nicholas' Church built.
- 1693 - Nottingham Waterworks Company established.
- 1723 - Bluecoat school built.[7]
- 1726 - Nottingham Exchange built.
- 1741 - Nottingham Journal newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1760 - Theatre built in St. Mary's-gate.[9]
- 1780 - Nottinghamshire Gazette newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1782 - Nottingham General Hospital founded.
- 1790 - J. & H. Bell booksellers in business.[11]
- 1796 - Nottingham Canal opens.
19th century
- 1808 - Nottingham Review newspaper begins publication.[8][12]
- 1812 - Labour unrest.[1]
- 1815 - Particular Baptist Chapel built.[13]
- 1816 - Nottingham Subscription Library founded.[14]
- 1824 - Artizan's Library established.[13]
- 1825 - Nottingham Mercury newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1831
- Political unrest.[15]
- Waterworks open at Trent Bridge.
- 1835 - Henry Moses Wood becomes sheriff.
- 1837 - Nottingham Mechanics' Institution established.
- 1842 - Carrington Street bridge built over Nottingham Canal.[citation needed]
- 1843 - School of Design established.[7]
- 1844 - Nottingham Cathedral built.
- 1845 - Nottingham Inclosure Act passed.[citation needed]
- 1846 - People's College founded.[7]
- 1848 - Post Office built on Albert Street.[citation needed]
- 1849 - Boots the Chemist in business.
- 1852
- The Arboretum opens.
- Richard Young bookseller in business.[11]
- Nottingham Naturalists' Society founded.[16]
- 1855 - Adams Building opens.
- 1856 - Sacred Harmonic Society established.[9]
- 1861 - Nottinghamshire and Midland Merchants' and Traders' Association established.[7]
- 1864 - All Saints' Church and Christ Church, Peas Hill built.
- 1865
- Nottingham Forest Football Club formed.
- Theatre Royal built.[9]
- 1866 - August: Floral fête held in Nottingham Park.[17]
- 1868
- 1871
- Trent Bridge rebuilt.
- July: Horticultural exhibition held in Nottingham Park.[17]
- 1876 - High Pavement Chapel built.
- 1877
- Marble Skating Rink opens.[17]
- John Player tobacconist in business.[18]
- 1878
- Nottingham Castle Museum opens.
- Nottingham Evening Post newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1880 - Nottingham Corporation Water Department and Nottingham Society of Artists established.
- 1883 - Nottinghamshire Amateur Photographic Association established.[19]
- 1890 - Raleigh Cycles in business.
- 1897 - Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire established.
20th century
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- 1900 - Nottingham Victoria railway station opens.
- 1901 - Population: 239,743.[5]
- 1912 - Picture House opens.[20]
- 1922 - Nottingham Playgoers Club founded.
- 1926
- Nottingham Natural History Museum opens.
- Nottingham Philodramatic Society founded.
- 1929 - Nottingham Council House (city hall) built.
- 1933 - Church of St Peter with St James formed.
- 1936
- Capitol Cinema opens.[20]
- Royal Ordnance Factory Nottingham in operation.
- 1937 - Metropole Cinema opens.[20]
- 1941 - 8–9 May: Aerial bombing by German forces.
- 1945 - Nottingham and District Technical College established.
- 1946 - Nottingham Theatre Club formed.
- 1958 - Clifton Bridge (Nottingham) opens.
- 1962 - Nottingham Civic Society founded.
- 1963 - Nottingham Playhouse opens.
- 1964 - Nottingham Regional College opens.
- 1972
- Lace Market Theatre opens.
- Victoria Centre (shopping centre) in business.
- 1973 - Bridlesmith Gate (street) pedestrianised.
- 1974 - Brewhouse Yard Museum founded.[21]
- 1979 - Pedals cyclists' advocacy group formed.[22]
- 1980 - Nottingham Greyhound Stadium and Rock City (club) open.
- 1982 - Cycle route (to Clifton) opens.[22]
- 1985 - Green's Mill & Science Museum established.[21]
- 1989 - Broadway Cinema active.[20]
- 1990 - Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre active.[21]
- 1991 - Trent Concert Band established.
- 1992 - Nottingham Trent University established.
- 1993 - Galleries of Justice Museum established.[21]
- 1994 - Recycling centres open.[23]
- 1999
- Nottingham Pride begins.
- New College Nottingham established.
21st century
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- 2000 - National Ice Centre (skating rink) opens.
- 2001 - Sky Mirror sculpture unveiled.
- 2009 - Centre for Contemporary Art Nottingham opens.
See also
References
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Further reading
Published in the 17th-18th centuries
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Published in the 19th century
1800s-1840s
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Published in the 20th century
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External links
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