The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Derby, England.
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Prior to 18th century
- 9thC. – Danes take town (approximate date).[1]
- 917
- 1160 – Derby School established (approximate date).
- 1206 - First extant charter granted to Derby.[2]
- 1229
- 1294 – Parliamentary representation begins.[4]
- 1337 - Edward III. on the petition of the burgesses grants them two bailiffs.[2]
- 1530 – All Saints' Church tower built.
- 1592 – Plague.[5]
- 1611 - Derby incorporated by James I.
- 1638 – Henry Mellor becomes mayor.
- 1660 – County Hall built.[4]
- 1665 – Plague.
- 1675 – Derby Company of Mercers formed.[6]
- 1696 – Osmaston Hall built.
18th century
- 1717 - Silk “throwing” or spinning introduced by John Lombe.[2]
- 1721 – Lombe's Mill built.
- 1726 – Derby Postman newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1731 – Town Hall built (approximate date).[8]
- 1732 – Derby Mercury newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1735 – 9 July: Samuel Johnson marries at St Werburgh's Church.[10]
- 1745
- 4 December: Jacobite army arrives.
- 5 December: Jacobites meet at Exeter House and decide that Bonnie Prince Charlie, the young Pretender should return to Scotland instead of going on to London.[2]
- 1750
- Derby Porcelain Company in business.[11]
- Markeaton Hall built (approximate date).
- Manufacture of hosiery profited by the inventions of Jedediah Strutt.[2]
- 1756 – County prison built in Nun's Green.[4]
- 1772 – New Jerusalem Chapel built.[4]
- 1773 – Theatre built.[8]
- 1774 – Assembly room built.[8]
- 1783 – Derby Philosophical Society founded.[5]
- 1796 – Derby Canal constructed.
19th century
- 1802 – General Baptist Chapel built.[4]
- 1805 – King Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel built.[4]
- 1808
- 1809 – Cox and Co. shot mill built.[1]
- 1810 – Infirmary built.[8]
- 1811
- 1817 – Derby Choral Society established.[7]
- 1820 – Swedenborgian Chapel built.[7]
- 1823 – Derby Reporter newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1824 – New Connexion Chapel built.[4]
- 1825 – Mechanics' Institution established.[7]
- 1828
- 1832 – Town and County Library established.[7]
- 1833 – Labour strike.[5]
- 1835 – Joseph Strutt elected mayor.
- 1836
- 1837 – Mechanics' Hall opens.[7]
- 1839
- May: The founding companies of the Midland Railway begin operating.[10]
- Derby Exhibition held.
- St Mary's Church built.
- 1840
- Derby railway station, Derby Arboretum,[7] and Christ Church[4] open.
- Athenaeum built (approximate date).
- 1841
- Derby Baptist Chapel, St Mary's Gate opens
- 1842 – Arboretum Festival begins.[12]
- 1843
- General Cemetery[4] and Vernon Street Prison[citation needed] in operation.
- Primitive Methodist Chapel built.[4]
- Agricultural Show held.[13]
- 1844 – Midland Railway company formed.[13][14]
- 1846 – St Alkmund's Church built.
- 1850 – Derby Co-operative Society established.[15]
- 1856 – John Smith clockmaker in business.
- 1862 – Corn Exchange opens.[13]
- 1863 – County Cricket Ground established.
- 1866 – Market hall opens.[5]
- 1870 – Derbyshire County Cricket Club formed.
- 1878 – April: Great Northern Railway opens its Derbyshire extension through Friargate railway station.[10]
- 1879
- Derby Free Library and Museum opens.
- Derby Daily Telegraph and Reporter begins publication.[16]
- 1882 – Art gallery opens.[10]
- 1884 - Derby County F.C. established as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club
- 1886 – 6 May: Grand Theatre burns down.[10]
- 1887 – Derby Sketching Club formed.
- 1888 - Derby becomes a County Borough
- 1891 - Population: 94,146.[2]
- 1895
- Midland Railway Institute built.[13]
- Derby County move to play at the Baseball Ground
- 1899 – Derby Technical College founded.[13]
20th century
- 1901 - Population: 114,848. [2]
- 1902 – Derby Municipal Secondary School for Boys opens.
- 1908 – Rolls-Royce Limited headquartered in Derby on Nightingale Road.[13]
- 1910
- 1918 – British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company plant built.
- 1927 - Derby Cathedral established (formerly All Saints Church) for the newly created Bishop of Derby
- 1930 – Bemrose School opens.
- 1971
- Rolls-Royce Limited enters receivership before being nationalized [18]
- BBC Radio Derby begins broadcasting.
- 1972 - Derby County are Football League Champions for the 1971-72 season
- 1974 – Derby Industrial Museum opens.
- 1975
- Derby Playhouse opens.
- Eagle Centre shopping centre in business.
- Derby County are League Champions again
- 1977 - Derby is awarded City status as part of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II[19]
- 1981 - Social unrest.[20][21]
- 1988 – Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume established.
- 1992
- University of Derby established.
- Derby Heritage Centre in business.
- 1995 – Derby Grammar School founded.
- 1997 – Pride Park Stadium opens.
- 1998 – Bronze Age Hanson Log Boat discovered near town.
21st century
- 2007 – Saint Alkmund's Way Footbridge opens.
- 2009 – Cathedral Green Footbridge opens.
- 2011 – Population: 248,700.
- 2012
- 11 May: Allenton house fire.
See also
- History of Derby
- Timelines of other cities in East Midlands: Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham
References
- ^ a b Daniel Lysons; Samuel Lysons (1817). Derbyshire.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b Samantha Letters (2005), "Derbyshire", Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516, Institute of Historical Research, Centre for Metropolitan History
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Samuel Bagshaw (1846). "History of the Town and Borough of Derby". History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire. Sheffield.
- ^ a b c d George Henry Townsend (1867), "Derby", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
- ^ H. Arnold-Bemrose (1893). "Derby Company of Mercers". Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stephen Glover (1843). History and Directory of the Borough of Derby. Derby: S. Glover and Son.
- ^ a b c d e f David Brewster, ed. (1832). "Derby". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Philadelphia: Joseph and Edward Parker. hdl:2027/mdp.39015068302770.
- ^ a b "Derby". Newspaper Press Directory. London: Charles Mitchell. 1847.
- ^ a b c d e Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Derby", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- ^ Walter F. Tiffin (1874), Chronograph of the Bow, Chelsea, & Derby porcelain manufactories, Salisbury: Brown & Co., OL 22863671M
- ^ George Revill (1999), "Liberalism and Paternalism: Politics and Corporate Culture in 'Railway Derby', 1865-75", Social History, 24 (2): 196–214, doi:10.1080/03071029908568062, JSTOR 4286563
- ^ a b c d e f E.C. Vollans (1949). "Derby: A Railway Town and Regional Centre". Transactions and Papers (Institute of British Geographers) (15): 93–112. doi:10.2307/621033. JSTOR 621033.
- ^ "Midland Railway Locomotive Works at Derby", English Illustrated Magazine, 1891–1892
- ^ George Jacob Holyoake (1900), Jubilee history of the Derby Co-operative Provident Society Limited, 1850–1900, Manchester: Co-operative Printing Society Limited, OL 24139106M
- ^ "Derby (England) Newspapers". Main Catalogue. British Library. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Derby, England". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Rolls-Royce collapse: state takeover move. The Times, Friday, 5 Feb 1971; pg. 1; Issue 58091
- ^ Patrick O'Leary, "Derby's long road to city status", The Times, 29 July 1977, p.14
- ^ "New violence hits 10 English cities but is less serious". New York Times. 12 July 1981. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "1945 to Present". British History Timeline. BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
Bibliography
- Daniel Defoe; Samuel Richardson (1778), "(Derby)", A Tour Through the Island of Great Britain (8th ed.), London: J.F. and C. Rivingdon
Published in the 19th century
1800s-1840s
- John Britton; Edward Wedlake Brayley (1802), "Derbyshire: Derby", Beauties of England and Wales, vol. 3, London: Vernor & Hood, hdl:2027/nyp.33433075909014
- William Hutton (1817). History of Derby (2nd ed.). London: Nichols, Son, and Bentley.
- James Dugdale (1819), "Derbyshire: Derby", New British Traveller, vol. 2, London: J. Robins and Co.
- "Derbyshire: Derby". Pigot & Co.'s National Commercial Directory for 1828-9. London: James Pigot. 3 September 2023.
- "Derby", Midland Counties' Railway Companion, Nottingham: R. Allen, 1840, OCLC 38701673
- "Derby Railway Station", Derbyshire, Journey-Book of England, London: C. Knight & Co., 1841
- William Adam (1843). "Derby". Gem of the Peak; or, Matlock Bath and its Vicinity (3d ed.). London: Logman & Co.
- Samuel Lewis (1848), "Derby", Topographical Dictionary of England (7th ed.), London: S. Lewis and Co.
1850s-1890s
- Llewellynn Jewitt, ed. (1857). "Derby". Black's Tourist's Guide to Derbyshire (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black.
- "History of the Borough of Derby", History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County of Derby, Sheffield: Francis White & Co., 1857
- George Samuel Measom (1861), "Derby", Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern Railway, London: Griffin, Bohn, OCLC 12433505
- Charles Knight, ed. (1867). "Derby". Geography. hdl:2027/nyp.33433000064794.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "Derby". Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. 1881.
- Visitors' Guide and Handbook to Derby and to the Royal Agricultural Show. Derby. 1881.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Derby", Handbook for Travellers in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire (3rd ed.), London: J. Murray, 1892, OCLC 2097091
- "Derby". History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire. Preston: T. Bulmer & Co. 1895.
- Charles Gross (1897). "Derby". Bibliography of British Municipal History. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Published in the 20th century
- J. B. Firth (1905), "Derby", Highways and byways in Derbyshire, London: Macmillan and Co., OCLC 882321
- A.W. Davison (1906), Derby: its rise and progress, London: Bemrose & Sons
- "Derby", Great Britain (7th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, hdl:2027/mdp.39015010546516
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 69–70.
- C.F. Eccleshare (1934), Derby; a study in urban development, University of London
- J. Heath (1979), "The borough of Derby between 1780 and 1810", Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological Society
- A. Delves (1981), "Popular recreation and social conflict in Derby, 18000-1850", in E. Yeo and S. Yeo (ed.), Popular Culture and Class Conflict 1850–1914, Brighton
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External links
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- "Derbyshire", Historical Directories, UK: University of Leicester. Includes Derby area directories, various dates.
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