Colnbrook One-Place Study

History of a village on an important road.

Robert Irons

Robert Irons

Male 1807 -
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   Date  Event(s)
1859 
  • 1859—1859: Peaceful picketing legalised in Britain
  • 4 May 1859—4 May 1859: Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge opened at Saltash giving rail link between Devon and Cornwall
  • 24 Nov 1859—24 Nov 1859: Charles Darwin publishes 'The Origin of Species'
1860 
  • 29 Aug 1860—29 Aug 1860: First tram service in Europe starts in Birkenhead
1861 
  • 25 May 1861—25 May 1861: American Civil War begins
1862 
  • 20 Apr 1862—20 Apr 1862: First pasteurisation test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard
1864 
  • 20 Aug 1864—20 Aug 1864: Red Cross established - Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention
1865 
  • 5 Jul 1865—5 Jul 1865: William Booth (1829-1912) founds Salvation Army, in London
1870 
  • 1870—1870: GPO takes over the privately-owned Telegraph Companies (nationalised)
  • 1870—1870: Water closets come into wide use
  • 1 Oct 1870—1 Oct 1870: First British postcard - halfpenny post
1872 
  • 1872—1872: Licensing hours introduced
  • 1872—1872: Penalties introduced for failing to register births, marriages & deaths (Eng & Wales)