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Local
Timeline 1867 - 1899
Some
non local info is shown in brackets after date.
1868
(Children under 8 banned from working on farms)
1869
Building
of steam railway line between Bristol and Bath finished
(4/8/1869). The Chequers Pub in Barry Road Oldland
(near what is now Chequers Close) closed down.
1871
Brethren
Salem Church, Cann Lane, North Common opened. Oldland
Methodist Church opens in West Street.
1875
Minnie
Louise Haskins was born in Warmley. See wrote the
poem GOD KNOWS, used by King George VI in 1939,
to end his famous address to the nation.
1875 (Circa)
Siston
Hill Pit closed down production.
1876 (Grey squirrel
introduced from America)
Abraham Fussel re-opened
California Colliery.
1877 (First speed
limit introduced for steam driven road vehicles
- 4 MPH)
The original signal box was built at
Warmley Station (16/08/1877)
(Rebuilt in 1918.)
1878
Old Shaft
at California Colliery re-opened providing
work for 300 miners.
1879
North
Common Methodist Church is built in Poplar Road.
1880
Smallpox
epidemic in Warmley area.
1882
Warmley
Football Club founded. In the very first match in
this region Warmley played St. George. The following
year 3 more clubs joined the league including "The
Black Arabs". The Black Arabs became Eastville
Rovers and then, of course, Bristol Rovers.
The
chimney stack at Haskin's Pottery was heightened.
George Webb Climbed to the top rim and played the
National Anthem and Auld Lang Syne on his coronet.
George later became bandmaster for Warmley Military
Band.
1883
British
School Oldland renamed Oldland Board School. Now
Redfield Edge.
1885
Measles
epidemic in Warmley area
(Further measles epidemics
in 1898 and 1905)
1887
Crane's
Firework factory was founded in Warmley. (Closed
1937)
1888 ("Jack
the Ripper" murders in London. Miners Federation
founded.)
Crown Colliery at Warmley closes with
the loss of over 100 local jobs.
1890
Joseph
Haskins takes over the pottery factory at Tower
Lane giving it his name. He died the following year
passing the business on to his wife (Louise) and
son (Herbert).
1892
Cadbury
Heath (Board) School at Wraxall Road was opened.
(now closed down and demolished, old peoples home
built on the site.)
1894
Siston
Parish Council was formed encompassing Warmley,
Webbs Heath
and Siston.
1895 (First London
Motor Show)
1896
Scarlet
Fever epidemic in Warmley area (schools closed for
1 month). Further SF epidemic in 1900.
1898
Golden
Valley Colliery at Bitton closed down.
1899
William
Hembourgh the prolific local builder moved from
Hanham to Norman Road in Warmley. Over the years
he and his 4 sons built houses in Tower Road, Station
Road, Church Avenue and many others. The eventually
purchased The Crown Colliery Site and set up a yard
and offices there.
First footbridge of wooden open
lattice construction built at Warmley Station (22/10/1899).
Warmley Football Club disbands amid financial ruin.
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