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1700
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National   Eddystone Lighthouse completed {1703} 
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1701
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National Seed drill - Jethro Tull  Captain Kidd hanged for piracy (23/2)
International Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut founded   

1702
Local Tong Hall  
National Queen Anne {until 1714} The Daily Courant - first daily paper in London
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1703
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National Port becomes popular in England   
International St Petersburg foundations laid  Delaware becomes a separate colony 

1704
Local West Riding Register of Deeds, Wakefield opened   
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International Battle of Blenheim  Boston New-Letter - first newspaper in America 

1705
Local Manor Hall, Kirkgate {18?}  First postmaster appointed (part-time) 
National Edmund Halley announces discovery of a Comet  Blenheim Palace 
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1706
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National Riots in Scotland over proposed Union  Sun Fire Office founded in London 
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1707
Local Esholt Hall  Baptist group formed at Heaton 
National Act of Union - England and Scotland  (1/5)
Charles Wesley born (18/12)		 Counting pulse beats - John Floyer
 
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1708
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National Steam Pump - Thomas Newcomen   
International British capture Minorca   

1709
Local Moor House Farmhouse, Allerton Road   
National Coke used for smelting iron - Abraham Darby  
International Pianoforte - Bartolomeo Cristofori   

1710
Local Haigh Hall, Grengates   
National First Copyright Act   
International Prussian Blue dye   

1711
Local Heaton Baptist Chapel {?}   
National London Academy of Arts  Tuning Fork - John Shore
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1712
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National Last execution for witchcraft in England  Stamp Act 
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1713
Local Eccleshill Hall  18 "gentlemen" made freemasons 
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International War with France ended   

1714
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National King George I {until 1727}  Mercury thermometer - DG Fahrenheit 
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1715
Local Parish Church bells recast   
National Jacobite rebellion
Folding umbrella patented 		 Water tight suit for diving - John Lethbridge
 
International Martell - cognac   

1716
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1717
Local Upper Chapel, Idle   
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1718
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1719
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National Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe  
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1720
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International Jack "Calico Jack" Rackham (pirate) was hanged   

1721
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National PM - Sir Robert Walpole - Whig {1742}   
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1722
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National Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe   
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1723
Local Beckfoot Bridge, Bingley [stone]   
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1724
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International Remy Martin - cognac   

1725
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International Giacomo Casanova born (5/4)   

1726
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National Gullivers Travels - Jonathan Swift   
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1727
Local St James Church, Tong   
National King George II {until 1760}   
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1728
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National James Cook born   
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1729
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1730
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National Stock Exchange quotations - Daily Advertiser, London   
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1731
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National Daniel Defoe died   
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1732
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National Sir Richard Arkwright born   
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1733
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National Flying shuttle - John Kay   
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1734
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1735
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1736
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National James Watt born  Rubber from India introduced to Europe 
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1737
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1738
Local Bradford Workhouse, Barkerend  
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1739
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National Dick Turpin hanged at York (7/4)   
International War of Jenkin's Ear - Spain {1748}   

1740
Local First attempt at water supply   
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1741
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1742
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National PM - Earl of Wilmington - Whig {1743}   
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1743
Local Edmund Cartwright born   
National PM - Henry Pelham - Whig {1754}   
International Fire extinguisher invented   

1744
Local Methodist society formed
Rev John Wesley visited 		 Waterworks company founded
 
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1745
Local Rev John Wesley preached at Horton and Bradford (25/4)   
National '45 Rebellion - Charles Edward Stuart  Jonathan Swift died 
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1746
Local John Wesley made his third visit (24/1)   
National Battle of Culloden   
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1747
Local First Wesleyan society formed  
National Last judicial beheading - Lord Lovat   
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1748
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1749
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National Charcoal used to smelt iron   
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1750
Local Leathers Chemicals, Canal Road {1972}  
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1751
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1752
Local Bowling Tide holiday instituted  "Whiitle & Steel" public house, Town End, Clayton 
National Franklin discovers electricity  Gregorian calendar adopted (14/9) 
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1753
Local Bingley Market Hall & Butter Cross  First record of catholics since 1535 
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1754
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National PM - Duke of Newcastle - Whig {1756}   
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1755
Local Colne to Bradford turnpike   
National Dr Johnson's dictionary on sale price £4 10s  
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1756
Local First Sunday School - Feversham Street   
National PM - Duke of Devonshire - Whig {1757}   
International Seven Years War  - India   

1757
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National PM - Duke of Newcastle - Whig {1762}   
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1758
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National Guinness Brewery   
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1759
Local    
National "British Museum", Montague House, London opened   Venetian Blinds patented Edward Beran, London 
International Quebec surrendered to the British (18/9)   

1760
Local First Bradford Bank established   
National King George III {until 1820}   
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1761
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National Duke of Bridgewater's canal   
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1762
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National PM - Eral of Bute - Tory {1763}   
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1763
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National PM - George Grenville - Whig {1765}  Pit ponies used in mines 
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1764
Local John Hustler proposed Leeds-Liverpool Canal   
National Spinning Jenny - Thomas Highs   
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1765
Local Octagon Wesleyan Chapel  Arkwrights Spinning Jenny first used 
National PM - Marquess of Rockingham - Whig {66}    
International Hennessy - cognac   

1766
Local St Johns Church, Bierley  Leeds-Liverpool Canal - 1st meeting of promoters 
National PM - Earl of Chatham - Whig {1767}   
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1767
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National PM - Duke of Grafton - Whig {1770}  Iron rails used in coal mines 
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1768
Local Leeds Liverpool Canal surveyed   
National Spinning Frame - Richard Arkwright  Steam engine patenetd by James Watt 
International Encyclopaedia Britannia   

1769
Local Piece Hall  Bishop Blaize Festival (1st) 
National Pomfret Cake  (Pontefract) Marc Isambard Brunel born (25/4)
International First circus   

1770
Local Myrtle Grove (Town Hall), Bingley  Act for construction of Leeds Liverpool Canal 
National PM - Lord North - Tory {1782}  William Wordsworth born (7/4) 
International Captain Cook discovered Australia  Pencil eraser invented 

1771
Local Act for construction of Bradford Canal Thornton - commons & waste land enclosed 
National First modern textile factory - Derbyshire   
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1772
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National Manchester to Liverpool canal   
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1773
Local Leeds Liverpool Canal - Skipton to Bingley
Piece Hall, Kirkgate (2/8){186?}
Bradford Subscription Library formed (27/10)		 First Canal Company formed
First Sunday School opened
Bradford Canal? opened (27/10) 
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International Boston Tea Party (16/12)  Captain Cook meets King of Tonga 

1774
Local Bradford Canal opened
Leeds Liverpool Canal - Skipton to Thackley (?/3) 		 Bradford Libray & Literary society formed
"Messiah" performed for the first time 
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1775
Local Great flood (20/10)
First recorded importation of wool 		 Leeds - White Cloth Hall
Map of part of Yorkshire (Flickr)
National First Building Society - Ketley & Birmingham
Arkwrights water powered spinning frame 		 Jane Austen Born
 
International American War of Independence {1783}   

1776
Local Several collieries were being worked   
National    
International USA - Declaration of Independence   

1777
Local Leeds Liverpool Canal - Thackley to Leeds  Rev Patrick Bronte born (17/3) 
National Bass Brewery   
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1778
Local Bowling Iron Co founded   
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1779
Local Court of Requests - recovery of debts  Halifax - Piece Hall 
National Spinning Mule - James Crompton
Captain James Cook killed in Hawaii (14/2)		 Iron Bridge over River Severn - Darby
 
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1780
Local    
National Duplicating machine patented - James Watt
"Willow pattern" design on pottery		 British Gazette and Sunday Monitor - first Sunday newspaper (27/3)
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1781
Local Population 4,700 (estimate)
Luddite rioting - against the use of steam power 		 Chapel, Little Horton Lane
Bradford Bank collapsed 
National Rotary steam engine - Boulton & Watt  British surrendered at Yorktown, USA (19/10) 
International Planet Uranus discovered (13/3)   

1782
Local Westgate Baptist Chapel (23/3)  Market building erected - not used until 1801 
National PM - Earl of Shelburne - Whig {1783}   
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1783
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National PM - Duke of Portland - Coalition {1783}
PM - William Pitt - Tory {1801} 		 "Puddling" process - wrought iron
 
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1784
Local Bowling Ironworks Company formed   
National Lord Palmerstone born  Methodist Church - John Wesley 
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1785
Local Parish Church - South gallery
First book printed in Bradford 		 Shelf Chapel
 
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1786
Local Organ installed in Parish Church  96 Main Street, Wilsden 
National First potato arrived in England - Sir Thomas Harriot  
International Ice cream manufactured commercially (New York)  

1787
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National First convicts sent to Australia (13/5)  
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1788
Local Low Moor Iron Co Ltd  founded St John's Church, Rooley Lane (John Carr of York) 
National Sir Robert Peel born
Steam Engine - James Watt 		 The Times
 
International Sheep imported into Australia   

1789
Local Bowling Iron Company established   
National Richard Oastler born   
International USA - George Washington - 1st president (30/4)
Mutiny on the Bounty (28/4) 
James Fenimore Cooper born (15/9)		 National elections in the USA
Storming of the Bastille

1790
Local Waterworks Company incorporated
6/8 Holroyd Hill, Wibsey 		 First Spinning Jenny in Bradford
 
National Dr Joseph Guillotine demonstrated    
International Shoelace invented   

1791
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National Rev John Wesley died (2/3)   
International Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died (5/12)   

1792
Local Bradford Directory published
Worsted spinning by water power commenced 		 Hewenden Mill, Wilsden
 
National Sir Richard Arkwright died  Pall Mall, London lit by gas lights 
International Napoleonic Wars {1815}
White House, Washington DC - foundation stone (13/10) 		 France approved use of guillotine
 

1793
Local Luddites stopped first attempt at steam power
First spinning factory 		 Lee Farm, Wilsden [rebuilt]
 
National Friendly Societies Act   
International USA - George Washington  King Louis XVI guillotined (21/1) 

1794
Local Hand spinning frame introduced - Paper Hall  
National Cotton Gin patented by Eli Whitney  
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1795
Local Independent Chapel, Wilsden  Great flood (8/2) 
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1796
Local Kipping House, Thornton   
National Smallpox vaccine - Edward Jenner   
International Napoleon married Josephine (9/3)   

1797
Local Population 5,000 [estimate]   
National One pound note issued (26/2)
Admiral Nelson - arm amputated 		 Beer pump invented - Joseph Bramah
 
International USA - John Adams  Recipe for absinthe purchased by Mr Pernod 

1798
Local First steam powered worsted mill  Luddite rioting against steam power
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1799
Local "Charleys" - watchmen appointed  First castings at Low Moor 
National Nirous oxide used as anaesthetic - Davy   
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