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Local
Timeline 1834 - 1866
Some
non local info is shown in brackets after date.
1834 (Tolpuddle
Martyrs)
1835 (circa)
Pin
production ceased at the Tower Lane site.
1837 (Victoria
becomes Queen)
Oldland National School now St
Anne's School is built.
1839
The statue
of "Sally" was added to the now famous
barn in Longwell Green. Supplied by local contractor
for the sum of eight shillings (40p).The statue
is thought to of originated from Keynsham Abbey
and portrays Ceros, Godess of the Harvest.
1840
"The
Old Bone Mill" at Oldland Bottom closed down.
(Produced chemicals and latterly white buttons for
corduroy trousers.) Now a private residence, St
Anne's Lodge.
1842 (Mines Act
bans women & children under 10 working underground)
1843
(SS Great Britain Launch)
1844
(6.5 hour working day limit introduced for children
8-13)
1845
Warmley
Congregational Church was founded originally in
a small meeting room where the war memorial now
stands, moving to Chapel Lane Warmley the following
year. British School now Redfield Edge opens
in Oldland. (on land donated by Gabriel Goldney
of Chippenham). Operated as primary and secondary
school until 1951. Now primary only.
1847
(circa)
Alfred Davidson started production
of stoneware and pottery products at the Tower Lane
works. (Ex Champion's factory.)
1847 (10 hour
working day limit introduced for children 13-18)
1848
(Gold found in California)
1850
The Parsonage
House, St Anne's Vicarage is built. The first of
2 large chimney stacks was built at Tower Lane pottery.
The other stack was built in the 1950's. Both were
demolished in 1969.
1851
St Barnabas
Church in Bridgeyate was built.
1858
Wamley
Tower Ebenezer Chapel (now Methodist Chapel) opened
in Tower Road South.
1859
Bitton
Methodist Church opens in Mill Lane.
1860
Oldland
Tabernacle Church is rebuilt at a cost of £400.
1861 (American
Civil War began)
1863 (A
typical miner's wage was 60p per week)
1864
Building
of railway line between Bristol and Bath commenced.
St Barnabas Church School built at Bridgeyate. (closed
down in the early 1970's) The "Avon and Gloucestershire
Light Railway" closes. This marked the end
of coal transportation using horses via the Dram
Road.
1865 (US President
Lincoln assassinated)
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