Timeline 1800 to 1854
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1803 |
Birth of Titus Salt in the Manor House | |
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Napoleon becomes Emperor of France |
1804 |
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Battle of Trafalgar |
1805 |
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First passenger-carrying railway in England |
1825 |
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1830 |
St Peter's Church built, first Anglican church in Morley |
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1834 |
Gillroyd Mill Is erected |
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Victoria becomes Queen |
1837 |
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Introduction of penny postage stamp |
1840 |
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Mines Act bans women and children from underground working |
1842 |
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First effective Factory Act in Britain |
1844 |
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1846 |
First Stone of Morley Tunnel is laid, construction begun |
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UK cholera epidemic began, 53,000 deaths |
1848 |
Morley Tunnel completed and Morley Low and Churwell stations opened |
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1849 |
Cholera epidemic in Morley, 200 deaths |
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Public Libraries Act creates free lending libraries |
1850 |
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1852 |
Birth of H H Asquith in Morley |
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Start of Crimean War |
1853 |
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1854 |
Samuel Stead installs Morley's first printing press |