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| Events | Fire Canal Road/Forster Square - YMCA (8/6) Last tram service - car 104 (6/5) Bingley Coumcil proposes by-pass Jowett Cars - Jupiter sports car The Park, Harrogate Road - community centre (12/6) Cliffe Castle donated to Keighley by Sir Bracewell Smith |
Lord Mayor - Alton Ward New Victoria cinema changed name to Gaumont Coal seam exposed in Tyersal Lane Rugby League in schools - 12 month trial Bradford City 19 (D3) - Avenue 22R (D2) - Northern 21 (RL) |
| National | Petrol rationing ended (26/5) Soap rationing ended (9/9) Klaus Fuchs found guilty of spying Link between cigarettes and cancer established Timothy Evans hanged for murder England beaten by USA in World Cup (28/6) Proposal to charge 1 shilling for prescriptions |
Legal Aid introduced Peak District - first National Park Coronation Stone stolen from Westminster George Bernard Shaw died (2/11) George Orwell died (21/1) Princess Anne born (15/8) Ark Royal launched (5/5) |
| International | India became a republic (26/1) | Korean War started {1953} |
| Sport | FA - Arsenal (Liverpool) WC - Uruguay (Brazil) - Brazil RLCC - Warrington (Widnes) |
1st - Portsmouth (Wolverhampton) RL - Wigan (Huddersfield) RL - Wigan (Huddersfield) - playoffs F1 - Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) |
| Firsts | Gas turbine powered car - Rover Kidney transplant - Chicago (17/6) |
J Sainsbury self-service store |
| Arts/Media | Educating Archie - BBC radio The Archers - BBC radio (Midland Region) Andy Pandy - BBC childrens tv |
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe - CS Lewis Treasure Island - Walt Disney Eagle - comic (14/4) |
| Products | Ford Console | Ford Zephyr |
1951
| Architecture | Ravenscliffe Infants school | Bridge across River Aire, Myrtle Park, Bingley (8/6) |
| Events | Population 292,405 Festival of Sport - Cooperative Hall (2/3) Bentlet Street wool warehouse fire Market Rights and Leasehold purchased by Corporation (20/3) Holme Moss television transmitter |
Lord Mayor - Horace Hird Bowling Junction station closed (3/12) Floodlit game at Odsal - first outside London Price of Telegrah & Argus increased to 2d (7/5) Bradford City 7 (D3) - Avenue 6 (D3) - Northern 14 (RL) |
| National | PM - Winston Churchill - Con {1955} Burgess & Maclean escaped to Russia Ivor Novello died (6/3) Pension payable at 60/65 - proposal was 65/70 |
Festival of Britain (3/5) Nationalisation of railways (1/1) Coronation Stone found at Forfar |
| International | Suez Canal Zone seized by British troops Egypt rejects peace treaty with Britain |
Korea captured by communists |
| Sport | FA - Newcastle United (Blackpool) RLCC - Wigan (Barrow) |
1st - Tottenham (Manchester United) RL - Warrington (Wigan) RL - Workington (Warrington) - playoffs F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo) |
| Firsts | Zebra pedestrian crossings United Nations building, New York (9/1) |
Hydrogen bomb test - USA, Pacific Ocean (12/5) |
| Arts/Media | First Party Political Broadcast (15/10) The Archers - BBC radio (National) |
Deutsche Grammaphon - 33rpm record Alice in Wonderland - Walt Disney |
| Products | Bounty chocolate bar |
1952
| Architecture | Buttershaw Infants school Clayton Infants school |
Margaret McMillan foundation stone Brookfield school |
| Events | Zebra crossing in Town Hall Square Empire cinema closed (25/1) Dudley Hill station closed (7/4) Bradford City Manager - Albert Harris {1952} Odsal Top roundabout Bradford Northern win RL title |
Lord Mayor - John Shee Horton Park station closed (15/9) St Dunstans station closed (15/9) Bradford City Manager - Ivor Powell {1955} Bradford City 15 (D3) - Avenue 8 (D3) - Northern 1 (RL) |
| National | Quuen Elizabeth II George VI died (6/2) Myxomatosis introduced to destroy rabbits John Cobb died attempting water speed record |
Identity cards abolished (21/2) Flying Enterprise sinks off Falmouth Tea rationing ends (3/10) Clean Air Act |
| International | Kenya - State of Emergency - Mau Mau King Farouk of Egypt abdicated (26/7) |
British Atomic bomb test in Australia (3/10) |
| Sport | FA - Newcastle United (Arsenal) RLCC - Workington (Featherstone) Olympic Games (15th) - Helsinki, Finland |
1st - Manchester United (Tottenham) RL - Bradford Northern (Wigan) RL - Wigan (Bradford Northern) - playoffs F1 - Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Miss World contest Bristol Brittania aircraft maiden flight (16/8) |
Adidas used at Olympics (Helsinki) Comet - scheduled flight (2/5) |
| Arts/Media | Mousetrap - Agatha Christie opened (25/11) MAD magazine New Musical Express (NME) - music paper |
Sooty tv show Diary of Anne Frank - USA Breakfast tv [NBC] (14/1) |
| Products | Mr Potato Head - Hasbro Airfix construction set - Golden Hind Scalextric |
Matchbox cars - Jack Odell Weber "kettle" barbecue |
1953
| Architecture | Springfield, Duckworth Lane - Children's Home (11/2) | |
| Events | St Georges Hall re-opened (30/9) Jowett cars into liquidation Train crash - Forster Square -1 died Wardley 20 year Development Plan (?/9) David Hockney attended School of Art First cross city bus service School crossing (Lollipop) service |
Lord Mayor - Angus Crowther Baildon station closed (5/1) Wyke station closed (21/9) Birkenshaw station closed (5/10) Julia Andrews appeared at the Alhambra Frankie Laine, Gaumont (19/10) Bradford City 16 (D3) - Avenue 7 (D3) - Northern 3 (RL) |
| National | Queen Elizabeth II coronation (2/6) Queen Mary died (24/3) Royal yacht Britannia launched (16/4) |
Sweet rationing ended (4/2) Sugar rationing ended (26/9) John Christie hanged for murder |
| International | USA - Dwight D Eisenhower Mount Everest climbed by Hillary & Tensing Joseph Stalin died (5/3) Dylan Thomas died, New York (9/11) |
Korean War ended Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta jailed Kruschev beomes leader of USSR |
| Sport | FA - Blackpool (Bolton) - "Matthews Final" RLCC - Huddersfield (St Helens) |
1st - Arsenal (Preston) RL - St Helens (Halifax) RL - St Helens (Halifax) - playoffs F1 - Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | DNA identified - Watson & Crick Flashing direction indicators in UK |
Polio vaccine tested [Dr Jonas E Salk] Matchbox cars |
| Arts/Media | Quatermass Experiment (18/7) - BBC tv Panorama - BBC tv |
Guinness - Toucan trademark Allied Carpets |
| Products | Babycham (see also 1993) Polo Fruits Blue Daz - washing powder |
Ford Prefect [£395] Ford Anglia [£360] Birds Eye Fish Sticks [Fingers] (USA) |
1954
| Architecture | Margaret McMillan college (20/1 Buttershaw Infants school Eccleshill Upper school |
Reevy Hill school St Anthonys school Playground - Westgate/Lumb Lane |
| Events | City Circle bus route (25/7) Royal Visit - Queen Elizabeth II (28/10) Laurel & Hardy at Alhambra Diesel train from Bradford to Leeds Stock car racing, Odsal stadium |
Lord Mayor - Henry James White 102,569 attendance at Odsal Swan Arcade sold to Arndale Propert Trust International Harvesters take over Jowett factory Bradford City 5 (D3) - Avenue 9 (D3) - Northern 9 (RL) |
| National | Rationing ended (3/7) Flashing indicators for cars made legal (1/1) |
Independent Television Act Road Traffic Bill published [MOT tests] |
| International | ||
| Sport | FA - West Bromwich Albion (Preston) WC - West Germay (Hungary) - Switzerland RLCC - Warrington (Halifax) |
1st - Wolverhampton (West Bromwich Albion) RL - Halifax (Warrington) RL - Warrington (Halifax) - playoffs F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes Benz) |
| Firsts | Roger Bannister - sub 4 minute mile (5/5) or (6/5) Eurovision Television link up (6/6) Report linking smoking & cancer published (12/2) |
Picture cards in Brooke Bond tea Rugby League World Cup [France] |
| Arts/Media | Sports Personailty of the Year - BBC tv Marlboro Man - cigarette advert |
Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien |
| Products/Prices | Austin Cambridge Kellogs Sugar Frosted Flakes NCR paper - National Cash Register Co |
Whisky £1.50 - Monopoly £0.64 - Corgi truck
£0.40 |
1955
| Architecture | Rolarena destroyed by fire (13/7) Thorpe Edge Junior school |
St John (RC) church Nab Wood Crematorium (11/7) |
| Events | Hippodrome cinema changed name to Roxy Frances Laidler died (6/1) Proposal for Inner Ring Road Elysian Palace cinema closed (12/3) Darley Street PO moves to Sunbridge Road Radios fitted to Bradford ambulances |
Lord Mayor - HW Semper (died) - RC Ruth Empress cinema closed (15/7) Wilsden station + all on line closed (23/5) Espresso coffee available at Farmer Giles (19/8) Bradford City Manager - Peter Jackson {1961} Bradford City 21(D3) - Avenue 16 (D3) - Northern 17(RL) |
| National | PM - Sir Anthony Eden - Con {1957} Donald Campbell breaks water speed record |
Sir Alexander Fleming died (11/3) Winston Churchill resigned as PM (5/4) |
| International | USA evacuates it's North Vietnam consulate Albert Einstein died (18/4) |
James Dean died (30/9) |
| Sport | FA - Newcastle United (Manchester City) RLCC - Barrow (Workington) |
1st - Chelsea (Wolverhampton) RL - Warrington (Oldham) RL - Warrington (Oldham) - playoffs F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes Benz) |
| Firsts | Disneyland, Anaheim, CA (18/7) Television advert - Gibbs SR toothpaste Floodlit international at Wembley - Spain (30/11) MacDonald's restaurant, California (9/4) |
ABTA formed in London Snooker break of 147 - Joe Davis (22/1) Coca-Cola in cans Vienna State Opera House (5/11) |
| Arts/Media | ITV - ABC Television (22/9) "Murraymint too good to hurry mint" - advert Davy Crockett - Walt Disney This is Your Life - BBC tv [Eamonn Andrews] "Snap, crackle and pop" - Rice Krispies advert Oklahoma! - Film [Rogers & Hammerstein] Sunday Night at the London Palladium |
Quatermass II (22/10) - BBC tv Guinness Book of Records (27/8) Double Your Money - ITV [Hughie Green] (26/9) "Gibbs SR - tingling fresh" - advert Persil - first washing powder advertised on tv Children's Hour Christmas Appeal (Children in Need) - BBC tv |
| Products | Lego Birds Eye Fish Fingers (UK) |
Mars Treets sweets Blend 37 freeze dried instant coffee |
1956
| Architecture | Public Washhouse, Leeds Road Buttershaw Comprehensive School (3/9) Shirley Manor school |
St Winifride's school Holme Wood estate Horton Lane Congregational Church demolished |
| Events | Picturedrome/Astra cinema closed (29/1) Tivoli cinema closed (24/2) Clayton/Rialto cinema closed (17/3) Topic Folk Club founded |
Lord Mayor - Horace Robert Walker Majestic/Picture House closed (27/10) Pavillion cinema closed (24/11) Bradford City 8 (D3) - Avenue 23 (D3) - Northern 8 (RL) |
| National | Import/export of heroin officially banned MPs vote to abolish death penalty (16/2) Traffic wardens announced by MoT Coventry Cathedral fnd stone (23/3) |
AA Milne died Health Minister - cigarettes do not cause harm British Rail ended 3rd class travel (3/6) |
| International | Suez Canal nationalised by Presidemt Nassar Hungarian uprising against Soviet occupation (23/10) |
Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco |
| Sport | FA - Manchester City (Birmingham) EC - Real Madrid (Stade de Rheims) RLCC - St Helens (Halifax) Olympic Games (16th) - Melbourne |
1st - Manchester United (Blackpool) RL - Warrington (Halifax) RL - Hull (Halifax) - playoffs F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Lancia Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Premium Bonds (1/11) | Calder Hall nuclear power station (17/10) {2003} |
| Arts/Media | "Katie" - OXO advert Rock Around the Clock - film West Side Story - musical [New York] Carousel - Rogers & Hammerstein |
PG Tips "Chimp" advert "Don't forget the fruit gums mum" - Rowntrees advert Muffin the Mule - BBC tv |
| Products | Tetley Tea Bags Play Doh - Joe McVicker [wallpaper cleaner] Fox's Glacier Fruits |
Corgi die cast models Bounty (Plain) chocolate bar |
1957
| Architecture | Sir Robert Peel statue moved to Peel Park Bolling Road police station (14/3) Thorpe Edge estate - commenced Idle Congregational church Woodside estate |
Fairfield school Woodside school St Francis' school Demolition - Market St, Bridge St, Broadway |
| Events | Bradford Flower Fund Homes founded Low Moor cinema closed (15/6) Queens Hall cinema closed (15/6) Bill Haley & the Comets, Gaumont (17/2) |
Lord Mayor - David Black Saltaire cinema closed (19/10) Institute of Technology (Bradford Tech) Bradford City 9 (D3) - Avenue 20 (D3) - Northern 21 (RL) |
| National | PM - Harold MacMillan - Con {1963} Asian flu epidemic |
Housing Act Post Office announces Post Codes (12/11) |
| International | USA - Dwight D Eisenhower Treaty of Rome - EEC formed with 6 countries (25/3) Humphrey Bogart died (14/1) |
Sputnik 1 (4/10) Sputnik 2 (3/11) - Laika the dog Elvis Presley joins US army (20/12) |
| Sport | FA - Aston Villa (Manchester United) EC - Real Madrid (AC Fiorentina) RLCC - Leeds (Barrow) |
1st - Manchester United (Tottenham) RL - Oldham (Hull) RL - Oldham (Hull) - playoffs F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati) |
| Firsts | TV detector vans ERNIE - premium bond draw (1/6) Link made between cigarettes and cancer - USA Surgeon General |
Plastic watering can - Geeco Vauxhall Victor |
| Arts/Media | Room at the Top - John Braine Sky at Night - BBC tv [Patrick Moore] (24/4) or (26/4) Queen - Christmas message on tv (25/12) Six-Five Special - BBC tv (16/2) Captain Pugwash - BBC tv |
"Have a break, have a Kit-Kat" advert Army Game - ITV (19/6) "Full of Eastern Promise" - Turkish Delight advert The Mousetrap (13/9) Emergency Ward 10 - tv series {1967} |
| Products | Fairy Snow - soap powder |
Mackintosh's Weekend sweets Munchies sweets |
1958
| Architecture | Picturedrome/Astra cinema demolished Marks & Spencer extension [Savoy cinema] |
Court House, Hall Ings demolished "The Villa", Rooley Lane {199?} |
| Events | Busbys taken over by Debenhams - cv 1973, 1978 Buddy Holly, Gaumont (9/3) Coronet cinema closed (27/9) Salts Mill taken over by Illingworth Morris |
Lord Mayor - Norbert William Durrant Thornton cinema closed (25/1) Oak Lane/Oriental cinema closed (13/12) Bradford City 3 (D3) - Avenue 22R (D3) - Northern (20) |
| National | Women peers admitted to House of Lords BMA state that smoking causes lung cancer (29/1) |
Munich air crash - Manchester United (6/2) Elvis Presley joined the Army (24/3) |
| International | Charles de Gaulle elected president of France | Pope John XXIII {1963} |
| Sport | FA - Bolton (Manchester United) EC - Real Madrid (AC Milan) WC - Brazil (Sweden) - Sweden RLCC - Wigan (Workington) |
1st - Wolverhampton (Preston) FC - Barcelona (London) RL - Oldham (St Helens) RL - Hull (Workington) - playoffs F1 - Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | "Radar" speed checks in London (20/1) Parking tickets issued in London (26/3) Yellow no-parking lines in London (16/6) Stereo records Ikea - Sweden London Planetarium (19/3) |
Aldermaston CND march (4/4) Hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell BOAC scheduled transatlantic jet flight Parking Meters - Mayfair, London (5/2) CND formed (17/2) Sony become Sony Corporation |
| Arts/Media | Grandstand - BBC tv Blue Peter - BBC tv Oh Boy! - ITV (13/9) |
Quatermass and the Pit (22/12) - BBC tv "Esso Blue dealer" advert South Pacific - Rogers & Hammerstein |
| Products | WD-40 Galaxy chocolate |
Austin Healey Sprite Cadbury's Picnic chocolate bar |
1959
| Architecture | Thornton House, Market Street Ivebridge House, Market Street |
St Columba (RC) church Forster Square, row of temporary shops |
| Events | Beck burst, Thornton Road flooded (2/1) Water supplies cut off because of drought (22/10) Automatic doors on trolleybuses Idle Picture Palace closed (7/2) Wyke cinema closed (26/2) C&A, Broadway opened (?/5) {closed 2001} |
Lord Mayor - Ernest England Greengates cinema closed (4/4) Colliseum cinema closed (20/6) Birch Lane cinema closed (26/9) Coventry Hall cinema closed (12/12) Bradford City 11 (D3) - Avenue 14 (D4) - Northern (10) |
| National | M1 opened - no speed limit | |
| International | Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the "Big Bopper" JP
Richardson died in air crash in Iowa (3/2) Fidel Castro president of Cuba (16/2) Lou Costello died (3/3) |
Erroll Flynn died aged 50 (14/10) Maria Lanza died aged 38 (7/10) Dark side of the moon, first pictures (7/10) Hawaii became a state (50th) |
| Sport | FA - Nottingham Forest (Luton Town) EC - Real Madrid (Stade de Rheims) RLCC - Wigan (Hull) |
1st - Wolverhampton (Manchester United) RL - St Helens (Wigan) RL - St Helens (Hunslet) - playoffs F1 - Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) |
| Firsts | Post codes - Norwich (28/7) | Sodium lamps - road lighting (17/8) |
| Arts/Media | The Guardian newspaper Boy Meets Girl - ITV |
"Drinka Pinta Milka Day" |
| Products | Caramac chocolate Opal Fruits sweets |
Barbie Doll - Elliot Handler/Mattel Mini - car |
| Architecture | Bulmer and Lumb, Halifax Road St Blaise School |
Immacualte Conception (RC) church Charles Street rooftop car park |
| Events | Eddie Cochrane & Gene Vincent, Gaumont (30/1) Baildon Picture House closed (19/3) Freeman - Richard Cornelius Ruth (29/11) Freeman - Henry James (29/11) |
Lord Mayor - Edgar Robinson Freeman - Walter Hodgson (29/11) WH Smith, Broadway (17/4) Bradford City 19 (D3) - Avenue 11 (D4) - Northern 26 (RL) |
| National | Building Societies Act Lady Chatterley obscenity trial |
Beer increased to 1/7d a pint |
| International | USA - John F Kennedy | Adolf Eichman captured in Argentina |
| Sport | FA - Wolverhampton (Blackburn) EC - Real Madrid (Eintracht Frankfurt) EU - USSR (Yugoslavia) RLCC - Wakefield (Hull) Olympic Games (17th) - Rome |
1st - Burnley (Wolverhampton) FC - Barcelona (Birmingham) RL - St Helens (Wakefield) RL - Wigan (Wakefield) - playoffs F1 - Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) |
| Firsts | Football on tv - Blackpool v Bolton (9/9) MOT - cars 10+ years old - see 1967 |
Dr Martens boots manufactured in UK |
| Arts/Media | Coronation Street - Granada tv (?/12) Wham - ITV |
Supercar - Gerry Anderson "You're never alone with a Strand" - advert |
| Products | Phostrogen - plant food Strand - cigarettes Shield (Signal) - toothpaste Dr Martens boots manufactured in UK |
Etch a Sketch - Arthur Granjean Game of Life - Reuben Klanner Mackintosh's Good News sweets Tupperware [UK] |
1961
| Architecture | Mecca Ballroom (?/9) Horton Park Nursery Bradford Cathedral extension cornerstone |
St Michael's school St Anthony (RC) church |
| Events | Population 295,922 Provident Clothing became public company (25/7) Princes Theatre closed Morrisons opened supermarket at Girlington (Victoria cinema) Dorothy Perkins swam channel Victoria cinema closed (16/12) Smallpox outbreak |
Lord Mayor - Benjamin Wilfred Berry Park Road cinema closed (14/1) Cosy cinemas closed (4/3) Tennyson cinema closed (1/7) Grange cinema closed (15/7) Roxy cinema closed (8/11) Bradford City Manager - Bob Brocklebank {1964} Bradford City 22R (D3) - Avenue 4P (D4) - Northern 24 (RL) |
| National | Princess Diana born (1/7) {1997} | Work commences on the M62 |
| International | USA - John F Kennedy (died in office) Mercury 3 - Alan Shepard - space (5/5) Adolf Eichman - Nazi war criminal - hanged in Israel (31/5) |
Ernest Hemingway committed suicide Vostok 1 - Yuri Gagarin - orbit (12/4) Orient Express - final trip (20/5) |
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (Leicester City) LC - Rotherham (Aston Villa) CW - AC Fiorentina (Rangers) RLCC - St Helens (Wigan) |
1st - Tottenham (Sheffield Wednesday) EC - Benfica (Barcelona) FC - AS Roma (Birmingham City) RL - Leeds (Warrington) RL - Leeds (Warrington) - playoffs F1 - Phil Hill (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Mothercare, Kingston | |
| Arts/Media | Disney purchased rights to Pooh Bear "Only the crumbliest, tastiest chocolate ..." - Cadburys Flake advert |
"Hands that do dishes ...." - Fairy Liquid advert "Milky Bar Kid" - advert |
| Products | Ken [Barbie's boyfriend] |
1962
| Architecture | Swan Arcade demolished Bingley Building Society Head Office (19/11) John Peters [Wolfe & Hollander] |
Edmond Campion school St Walburga (RC) church |
| Events | Royal visit - Queen Mother (29/3) Billy Fury - Gaumont Drighlington station closed (1/1) Haworth station closed (1/1) Carlton cinema closed (31/3) |
Lord Mayor - Harold Kershaw Watson Marlboro cinema closed (10/10) Lyceum cinema closed (13/10) Glenroyal cinema closed (1/12) Smallpox epedemic - mass vaccinations Bradford City 5 (D4) - Avenue 11 (D3) - Northern 30R (RL) |
| National | Building Societies Act Car number plates added a suffix letter - see 1983 |
Parlophone records sign the Beatles |
| International | Marilyn Monroe died (6/8) Jamaica became independent (6/8) |
Mercury 6 - John Glenn - orbit (20/2) |
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (Burnley) LC - Rochdale (Norwich) CW - Atletico Madrid (AC Fiorentina) WC - Brazil (Czechoslovakia) - Chile RLCC - Wakefield (Huddersfield) |
1st - Ipswich (Burnley) EC - Benfica (Real Madrid) FC - Valencia (Barcelona) RL - Wigan (Wakefield) RL - Huddersfield (Wakefield) F1 - Graham Hill (BRM) |
| Firsts | Transatlantic TV link via Telstar (11/7) | |
| Arts/Media | Love Me Do single - Beatles (5/10) Fireball XL5 - Gerry Anderson USA Today - newspaper "We try Harder" - Avis advert That Was The Week That Was - BBC tv |
Guinness - Harp trademark Spiderman - Amazing Fantasy "We're going well, we're going Shell" - Shell advert Sunday Times - colour supplement |
| Products | After Eight Mints Cadbury's Contrast sweets |
Ford Cortina - Mark I Topic chocolate bar |
1963
| Architecture | Town Hall. - three storey extension Cardinal Hinsley school Margaret Clitheroe school Forster Square subway - first in Bradford Sunwin House extension |
St Brendans school St Johns school Court House, Hall Ings demolished Salts Grammar School |
| Events | Union Street fire (18/5) Hall Ings extension opened? (17/3) Plaza cinema closed (20/3) Beatles, Gaumont [Helen Shapiro] (2/2) Beatles, Leeds, Queens Hall [Acker Bilk] (28/6) Beatles, Gaumont (21/12) Fire at Globe Mills, City Road |
Lord Mayor - Tom Wood Institute of Technology becomes University Everly Bros, Bo Diddley, Rolling Stones,Gaumont (19/10) Rolling Stones, Kings/Queens Hall (11/12) Bradford Northern disbanded after 13 games (10/12) Bradford City 23 (D4) - Avenue 21R (D3) - Northern 14 (RL2) |
| National | PM - Sir Alex Douglas Home - Con {1964} Great Train Robbery (8/8) Redesigned £5 note issued (21/2) |
Duty free shop opened at Heathrow Contraceptive pill available on prescription (19/6) Beeching Report (railways) published (25/3) |
| International | John F Kennedy assassinated in Dallas (22/11) USA - Lyndon B Johnson Alcatraz (prison) closed (21/3) |
JFK - "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech (26/6) "Hot Line" between White House & Kremlin (30/8) Pope Paul VI {1978} |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Leicester City) LC - Birmingham City (Aston Villa) CW - Tottenham (Atletico Madrid) RLCC - Wakefield (Wigan) |
1st - Everton (Tottenham) EC - AC Milan (Benfica) FC - Valencia (Dynamo Zagreb) RL - Swinton (St Helens) F1 - Jim Clark (Lotus) |
| Firsts | Audio Cassette tape [Philips] Year "letter" added to UK car number plates |
Zip code - 5 digit - USA (1/7) |
| Arts/Media | Please Please Me - Beatles (22/3) With the Beatles - Beatles (22/11) "Old English Sheepdog (Digby)" - Dulux advert Dr Who - William Hartnell {1966} - BBC tv |
Stingray - Gerry Anderson "Schh ...you know who" - Schweppes Tonic Water advert Billy Liar - film |
| Products | New Omo - washing powder Kodak Instamatic cameras Lava lamp - Mathmos, UK |
Toffee Crisp chocolate bar Tootie Fruities sweets |
1964
| Architecture | Arndale House John Street Market demolished - see 1969 Holy Trinity Church, Bingley demolished (6/4) Grattan, Anchor House, Ingleby Road |
Eccleshill Library (3/3) Belle Vue Boys School (new building) Princes Theatre demolished (site is now Imax) |
| Events | Bradford University - was Institute of Technology John Street Open Market closed David Hockney moved to Los Angeles New Inn, Thornton Road closed Beatles, Gaumont (9/10) Train crash - Exchange - 3 died (3/6) Bradford Northern reformed Vallances - Arndale House (10/12) |
Lord Mayor - Weber Marshall Hird Bradford & Bingley Building Society (7/4) Plans for M606 published (20/2) - see 1972 Alhambra purchased by Council Rolling Stones, Gaumont (4/3) (26/9) Rolling Stones, St Georges Hall (14/5) Bradford City 5 (D4) - Avenue 13 (D4) |
| National | PM - Harold Wilson - Lab {1970} Death penalty abolished (21/12) Wimbledon FC turned professional Pound note ceased to be legal tender (11/3) |
Education Act Children & Young Persons Act Ian Fleming - James Bond author - died (12/10) |
| International | Jim Reeves died (31/7) | |
| Sport | FA - West Ham United (Preston) LC - Stoke City (Leicester City) CW - Sporting Lisbon (MTK Budapest) EU - Spain (USSR) RLCC - Widnes (Hull KR) Olympic Games (18th) - Tokyo |
1st - Liverpool (Manchester United) EC - Inter Milan (Real Madrid) FC - Real Zaragoza (Valencia) RL - Swinton (Wigan) F1 - John Surtees (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | BBC2 | |
| Arts/Media | A Hard Days Night - Beatles (10/7) Beatles For Sale - Beatles (4/12) Radio Caroline "Tiger in your tank" - Esso advert The Magic Roundabout (France) |
Thunderbirds - Gerry Anderson Mary Poppins - Walt Disney "Tick-a-tick-Timex" - Timex watch advert Sun - newspaper [was Daily Herald] (15/9) |
| Products | Gold Blend instant coffee |
1965
| Architecture | Bradford University | St Brendan (RC) church |
| Events | Town Hall renamed City Hall City Hall stonework cleaned Technical College - Westbrook extension Nelson Street warehouse fire (3/6) Legrams Lane greyhound stadium closed (30/10) Essoldo cinema closed (30/10) Traffic wardens Damart factory in Bingley Rolling Stones, Gaumont (4/10) |
Lord Mayor - Jack Wilkinson Apperley Bridge station closed (22/3) Frizinghall station closed (22/3) Manningham station closed (22/3) Saltaire station closed (22/3) Low Moor station closed (14/6) Asda, Leeds formed - see also 1949 Bradford City Manager - Bill Harris {1966} Bradford City 19 (D4) - Avenue 7 (D4) - Northern 17 (RL) |
| National | Winston Churchill died (24/1) Substitute allowed in football (1st - Kevin Peacock, Charlton) |
Beatles awarded MBE (12/6) |
| International | USA - Lyndon B Johnson | Gemini 5 - spacewalk |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Leeds United) LC - Chelsea (Leicester City) CW - West Ham United (TSV Munich 1860) RLCC - Wigan (Hunslet) |
1st - Manchester United (Leeds United) EC - Inter Milan (Benfica) FC - Ferencvaros (Juventus) RL - St Helens (Wigan) RL - Halifax (St Helens) - playoffs F1 - Jim Clark (Lotus) |
| Firsts | Jet airliner landed using automatic pilot (10/6) | |
| Arts/Media | Help - Beatles (6/8) Rubber Soul - Beatles (3/12) Cigarette advertising banned on TV in UK (31/7) Till Death Us Do Part - BBC tv |
Beatles at Shea Stadium, New York (15/8) Tomorrow's World - BBC tv series Sound of Music - Rogers & Hammerstein The Magic Roundabout - BBC tv (18/10) {1977} |
| Products | GI Joe Tipp-Ex correction fluid |
Mackintosh's Reward sweets Rowntree's Jelly Tot sweets |
1966
| Architecture | Forster Square subway (28/3) Wardley House (?/4) Silver Blades Ice Rink |
St George school Colisseum cinema demolished St Saviour's church, Fairweather Green |
| Events | City Hall floodights Laisterdyke station closed (4/7) Regal cinema closed ( 23/11) Henry Cooper beaten by Cassius Clay [21/5] |
Lord Mayor - Louis Cowgill STD telephone dialling Oxford cinema closed (8/1) Bradford City Manager - Willie Watson {1968} Bradford City 23 (D4) - Avenue 11 (D4) - Northern 7 (RL) |
| National | Aberfan landslide disaster (21/10) George Blake escaped from Wormwood Scrubs |
England win the World Cup (30/7) Kray Brothers given 30 year jail sentence (5/3) |
| International | Walt Disney died | Indira Gandhi became PM of India (19/1) |
| Sport | FA - Everton (Sheffield Wednesday) LC - West Ham United (WBA) CW - Borussia Dortmund (Liverpool) WC - England (West Germany) - England RLCC - St Helens (Wigan) |
1st - Liverpool (Leeds United) EC - Real Madrid (Partizan Belgrade) FC - Barcelona (Real Zaragoza) RL - St Helens (Swinton) RL - St Helens (Halifax) F1 - Jack Brabham (Brabham) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | Revolver - Beatles (5/8) Adam Adamant Lives! - British tv series "Go to work on an egg" - advert Dr Who - Patrick Troughton {1969} - BBC tv |
Softly Softly - British tv series Computer Weekly - magazine Cathy Come Home - BBC tv |
| Products | Hot Wheels - Elliot Handler/Mattel Jenson Interceptor [£3743] |
Ford Cortina - Mark II Action Man |
1967
| Architecture | Central Library (17/7) - Princess Alexandria WE Forster statue re-erected (30/11) |
Forster House (?/7) St Anthony (RC) church, Windhill |
| Events | Morrisons became public company Collinson's Cafe stopped playing music (31/12) Mainline trains transferred to Exchange station Samuel Ledgard taken over by West Yorkshire Bradford Pictorial Monthly magazine (17/7) Pink Floyd, University (22/06) |
Lord Mayor - Tom Lee (died) - JW Taylor Dudley Hill cinema closed (1/4) Towers Hall cinema closed ((21/5) Central Library, Darley Street closed (8/4) Bradford City 11 (D4) - Avenue 23 (D4) - Northern 5 (RL) |
| National | Bass Charrington merger Foot and Mouth disease outbreak |
Abortion legalised |
| International | ||
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (Chelsea) LC - QPR (WBA) CW - Bayern Munich (Rangers) RLCC - Featherstone (Barrow) SB - Green Bay Packers (Kansas City Chiefs) |
1st - Manchester United (Nottingham Forest) EC - Celtic (Inter Milan) FC - Dynamo Zagreb (Leeds United) RL - Leeds (Hull KR) RL - Wakefield (St Helens) - playoffs F1 - Denny Hulme (Brabham) |
| Firsts | BBC2 - colour Dolby noise reduction system Super Bowl 1 MOT - cars 3+ years old - see 1960 |
Heart transplant - Dr Christiaan Barnard (3/12) UK Cash Dispenser (ATM) - Sutton,Surrey Rugby League game played on a Sunday (17/12) |
| Arts/Media | Sergeant Pepper - Beatles (1/6) News at Ten - ITN (3/7) - Burnette & Gardner "Arthur the cat" - Kattomeat advert Mission Imposiible - USA tv series "Henry & Clement Freud" - Chunk dog food advert |
Captain Scarlett - Gerry Anderson "Captain Bird's Eye" - Birds Eye fish fingers advert Callan - British tv series A Man Called Ironside - USA tv series "A million housewives every day pick up .." - Heinz Beans advert |
| Products | Smash - Instant potato Twix chocolate bar Revels sweets |
Maclaren Baby Buggy Marathon chocolate bar |
1968
| Architecture | Richard Oastler statue moved to Northgate | Arnold Laver, Canal Road |
| Events | City centre flooded - 1" water in 8 minutes (2/7) Wool Exchange purchased by council Gaumont cinema closed (30/11) - refurbishment Bradford City Manager - Grenville Hair {1968} Jane Harrison awarded the George Cross |
Lord Mayor - Arthur Walton Freeman - John Ruscoe (24/9) Elite cinema closed (24/2) Bradford City Manager - Jimmy Wheeler {1971} Bradford City 5 (D4) - Avenue 24 (D4) - Northern 6 (RL) |
| National | Nat Pro merged with Westminster Bank Queen Elizabeth - last transatlantic voyage |
First decimal coins issued |
| International | Robert Kennedy assassinated (5/6) Dr Martin Luther King assassinated (4/4) |
Apollo 7 - manned flight (11/10) Apollo 8 - round moon (21/12) |
| Sport | FA - West Bromwich Albion (Everton) LC - Leeds United (Arsenal) CW - AC Milan (SV Hamburg) EU - Italy (Yugoslavia) RLCC - Leeds (Wakefield) SB - Green Bay Packers (Oakland Raiders) Olympic Games (19th) - Mexico City |
1st - Manchester City (Manchester United) EC - Manchester United (Benfica) FC - Leeds United (Ferencvaros) RL - Leeds (Wakefield) RL - Wakefield (Hull KR) - playoffs F1 - Graham Hill (Lotus) |
| Firsts | Yorkshire Television (29/7) Ford Escort |
Customs - red/green channels Legoland, Denmark (1/5) |
| Arts/Media | White Album - Beatles (22/11) Joe 90 - Gerry Anderson Wombles - Elizabeth Beresford |
"And all because the lady loves Milk Tray" - advert "A Double Diamond works wonders ..." - advert |
| Products | Persil Automatic - washing powder | Gossard Wonderbra |
1969
| Architecture | John Street Market (?/8) - see 1977 Bradford University Nuclear Science block The Tyrls Chellow Heights water treatment plant Wellington Junior school Morrisons Supermarket, Girlington |
Delf Hill school Grove House school St Matthew's school Lilycroft Methodist chapel Belle Vue Girls School (new building) Unitarian Chapel, Town Hall Square demolished |
| Events | Cinecenta (17/4) {1983} Odeon Twin cinema (21/8) Greenfield greyhound stadium closed (5/3) Rupert Street Washhouse closes "Green Man" crossing - Hall Ings/Bridge Street |
Lord Mayor - Eddie Newby Odeon, Manchester Road closed (22/3) Collinsons Cafe closed (30/9) Manchester Road Baths close Bradford City 4P (D4) - Avenue 24 (D4) - Northern 19 (RL) |
| National | Prince of Wales investiture (1/7) John Lennon married Yoko Ono (20/3) |
Rolling Stones concert in Hyde Park Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) died (3/7) |
| International | USA - Richard M Nixon Apollo 9 - docking with LM (3/3) Apollo 10 - within 9 miles of surface (18/5) Apollo 11 - blasts off (16/7) |
Moon landing - Neil Armstrong (20/7) Apollo 12 - landing (14/11) Boris Karloff died (3/2) |
| Sport | FA - Manchester City (Leicester City) LC - Arsenal (Swindon Town) CW - Slovan Bratislava (Barcelona) RLCC - Castelford (Salford) SB - New York Jets (Baltimore Colts) |
1st - Leeds United (Liverpool) EC - AC Milan (Ajax) FC - Newcastle United (Ujpest Dozsa) RL - Leeds (St Helens) RL - Leeds (Castleford) - playoffs F1 - Jackie Stewart (Matra) |
| Firsts | BBC1 - colour B&Q, Southampton - Block & Quayle 50p coin (14/10) |
Sun - tabloid edition Concorde - maiden flight (9/1) |
| Arts/Media | Yellow Submarine - Beatles (17/1) Abbey Road - Beatles (26/9) Beatles last live appearance (30/1) Sun - tabloid edition Monty Python's Flying Circus - BBC tv |
Gardeners World - BBC tv Special Branch - British tv series Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - British tv series Department S - British tv series Clangers - BBC tv |
| Products | Ford Capri - £890 {1987} | Raleigh Chopper bike |
| Architecture | Towers Hall cinema demolished after fire Odeon, Manchester Road demolished |
Airedale General Hospital Adolphous Street goods station demolished |
| Events | Park Avenue not re-elected to league Friday bus strikes (Sept/Oct) |
Lord Mayor - JEB Singleton Freeman - James H Shaw (30/6) Freeman - Henry H Stewart (30/6) Bradford City 10 (D3) - Avenue 24R (D4) - Northern 12 (RL) |
| National | PM - Edward Heath - Con {1974} | Half crown (2/6) ceases to be legal tender |
| International | Apollo 13 - "Houston we have a problem" (13/4) | |
| Sport | FA - Chelsea (Leeds United) LC - Manchester City (WBA) CW - Manchester City (Gornik Zabrze) WC - Brazil (Italy) - Mexico RLCC - Castleford (Wigan) SB - Kansas City Chiefs (Minnesota Vikings) |
1st - Everton (Leeds United) EC - Feyenoord (Celtic) FC - Arsenal (Anderlecht) RL - Leeds (Castleford) RL - St Helens (Leeds) - playoffs F1 - Jochen Rindt (Lotus) |
| Firsts | Sun - Page 3 (17/11) Ford Cortina - Mark III Penalty shootout in English football (5/8) |
Boeing 747 maiden transatlantic flight IBM System/370 mainframe Jumbo Jet landed at Heathrow (12/1) |
| Arts/Media | Let It Be - Beatles (8/5) Question of Sport - BBC tv series Dr Who - Jon Pertwee {1974} - BBC tv |
Hawaii Five O - USA tv series "Mr Shifter - the piano's on my foot" - PG Tips advert |
| Products | Chopper bike |
1971
| Architecture | Provincial House (?/3) - Lord Selkirk Arndale Kirkgate Centre Bradford College - Kent building |
Broadway pedestrian precinct (?/4) Unitarian chapel, Russell Street |
| Events | Population 294,177 Pink Floyd, University (10/10) |
Lord Mayor - Herbert Moran Bradford City Manager - Bryan Edwards {1975} Bradford City 19 (D3) - Northern 27 (RL) |
| National | Decimalisation (21/2) or (15/2) ? Cigarettes forced to carry health warning |
Chay Blyth - sailed around the world in a yacht |
| International | Apollo 14 - landing (16/4) Apollo 15 - Lunar Rover (26/7) |
Jim Morrison (Doors) died (3/7) |
| Sport | FA - Arsenal (Liverpool) LC - Aston Villa (Tottenham) CW - Chelsea (Real Madrid) RLCC - Leigh (Leeds) SB - Baltimore Colts (Dallas Cowboys) |
1st - Arsenal (Leeds United) EC - Ajax (Panathinaikos) FC - Leeds United (Juventus) RL - Wigan (St Helens) RL - St Helens (Wigan) - playoffs F1 - Jackie Stewart (Tyrell) |
| Firsts | Disneyland, Orlando, FL Hard Rock Cafe, London |
CAMRA formed - Campaign for Real Ale (16/3) |
| Arts/Media | "I'd like to buy the world a coke" - Coca Cola advert "Anytime, anyplace, anywhere" - Martini advert |
The Persuaders - British tv series The Two Ronnies - BBC tv {1987} |
| Products | Space Hopper | Clackers |
1972
| Architecture | Norfolk Gardens (Stakis) Hotel Magistrates Court (?/6) - opened by Lord Hailsham Belle Vue Girls (opened by Margaret Thatcher) Shipley Baths |
Idle Picture Palace/Ace Bingo demolished M606 opened (8/8) (official opening 20/9) United Reformed Church, Wilsden |
| Events | Last trolley bus (24/3) Prince's Hall name changed to Studios 1-4 (13/8) Alexandra Hotel closes Natural Gas conversion commences David Bowie, St Georges Hall (6/6) |
Lord Mayor - Audrey Firth One-man bus operation (31/12) Leathers Chemical Works, Canal Road demolished Bradford City 24R (D3) - Northern 2 (RL) |
| National | Local Government Act Miners strike/Three day week |
Chi Chi the panda died Joined the EEC (22/1) |
| International | Apollo 16 - landing (16/4) Apollo 17 - landing (6/12) |
Malcolm X shot (21/2) J Edgar Hoover (FBI) died (2/5) Ida Amin expelled Asians from Uganda |
| Sport | FA - Leeds United (Arsenal) LC - Chelsea (Stoke City) CW - Rangers (Dynamo Moscow) EU - West Germany (USSR) RLCC - St Helens (Leeds) SB - Dallas Cowboys (Miami Dolphins) Olympic Games (20th) - Munich |
1st - Derby County (Leeds United) EC - Ajax (Inter Milan) UE - Tottenham (Wolverhampton) RL - Leeds (Bradford Northern) RL - Leeds (St Helens) - playoffs F1 - Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus) |
| Firsts | World Trade Center, New York {destroyed by terrorists 2001} | |
| Arts/Media | "Labrador puppy" - Andrex advert Van der Valk - British tv series Columbo - USA tv series "Lipsmackingthirstquenching...." - Pepsi Cola advert Rainbow - British childrens tv (16/10) Sounds - music newspaper {1992} |
Newsround - BBC tv McCloud - USA tv series "Secret lemonade drinker" - R Whites advert Emmerdale (Farm) - British tv soap Dougal and the Blue Cat - feature film |
| Products | Odyssey/Magnavox - video game |
1973
| Architecture | Exchange station (14/1) Shipley Baths Mercury House (?/8) Bingley Library (17/4) Kirkgate Market, Arndale Centre (12/11) Saltaire Methodist church |
Baildon station (5/1) "old" Exchange station demolished? see also 1976 St Winefride (RC) church Mechanics Institute demolished (4/7) Kirkgate Market demolished |
| Events | Kirkgate Market closed (3/11) Northgate pub closed (30/9) Bob Martin chairman of Bradford City Busbys changed name to Debenhams - cv 1958, 1978 David Bowie, St Georges Hall (1/6) |
Lord Mayor - Derek Smith - JEB Singleton Freeman - JB Priestley (8/9) Queen, St Georges Hall (6/11) Bradford City 16 (D4) - Northern 23R (RL) |
| National | VAT (1/4) | Reflective car number plates |
| International | USA - Richard M Nixon (resigned) | Watergate, USA |
| Sport | FA - Sunderland (Leeds United) LC - Tottenham (Norwich City) CW - AC Milan (Leeds United) RLCC - Featherstone (Bradford Northern) SB - Miami Dolphins (Washington Redskins) |
1st - Liverpool (Arsenal) EC - Ajax (Juventus) UE - Liverpool (Borussia Moenchengladbach) RL - Warrington (Featherstone) RL - Dewsbury (Leeds) - playoffs F1 - Jackie Stewart (Tyrell) |
| Firsts | Commercial radio Argos |
Tandy |
| Arts/Media | Greetings from Asbury Park NJ - Springsteen Tetley's Tea Men" - Tetley's Tea advert Capital Radio, London |
Streets of San Francisco - USA tv series "Martians" - Smash advert Wombles - BBC tv series |
| Products | Dungeons & Dragons - D Arnesson & S Gygax | Oxydol soap powder withdrawn |
1974
| Architecture | Civic Precinct (13/11) - opened
by Queen Police Headquarters East Ward Labour Club (28/6) Piece Hall Yard renovated |
St Francis (RC) church Jacobs Well OS Wains (Britannia House) changed shop front Olicana House [LG!] |
| Events | Bradford Metropolitan District Council (1/4) Royal visit - Queen Elizabeth II (13/11) Park Avenue FC into liquidation (8/4) Vistors book at City Hall signed by Lord Feather Council purchase Park Avenue ground Talbot Hotel closed down (23/3) Film The Exorcist banned in Bradford (24/4) Industrial Museum, Moorside Road opened (14/12) Alhambra management taken over by Council STD telephone programme completed The Millat - Urdu daily newspaper (29/9) |
Lord Mayor - Tom Hall Leader - John Singleton [C] {1979} Minimum bus fare 3p Theatre Royal cinema re-opened (16/11) ABC Film centre re-opened (18/11) Council appoints a dog catcher Number of MPs reduced from 4 to 3 (28/2) Bradford City try to change name to Metro Royal visit - Duke of Edinburgh (10/7) Black Dyke Mills band at Proms - Albert Hall George Newby & Co, Tyrell Street closed Bradford City 8 (D4) - Northern 1P (RL2) |
| National | PM - Harold Wilson - Lab {1976} Local Government reorganisation (1/4) Beatles formally split up (24/12) |
Housing Act Rent Act |
| International | USA - Gerald R Ford | Patti Hearst kidnapping |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Newcastle United) LC - Wolverhampton (Manchester City) CW - FC Magdeburg (AC Milan) WC - West Germany (Holland) - West Germany RLCC - Warrington (Featherstone) SB - Miami Dolphins (Minnesota Vikings) |
1st - Leeds United (Liverpool) EC - Bayern Munich (Atletico Madrid) UE - Feyenoord (Tottenham) RL - Salford (St Helens) RL - Warrington (St Helens) - playoffs F1 - Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Sears Tower, Chicago McDonalds in England - Woolwich, London |
Teletext service - BBC Ceefax (23/9) "Refreshes the parts other beers can't reach" - Heineken advert |
| Arts/Media | Wild, Innocent & the E. St Shuffle -
Springsteen "It's frothy man" - Cresta soft drink advert "Bread delivery - steep street" - Hovis advert (Ridley Scott) Dr Who - Tom Baker {1981} - BBC tv |
Kojak - USA tv series "Up up and away - balloon" - Nimble bread advert Tiswas - British childrens tv series |
| Products/Prices | Rubik Cube - Erno Rubik |
Whisky £3.50 - Monopoly £2.99 - Corgi truck
£0.75 next 1984 |
1975
| Architecture | Provincial House - Second block Bradford & Bingley Building Society HQ (?/5) Manchester Road/Rooley Lane subway (13/5) Kirkgate Arndale rooftop car park (4/7) |
St Matthew's Church, Main Street, Wilsden Broadway pedestrian precinct extended to Bank St Rhodesway School baths (16/5) |
| Events | Richard Dunn wins British Heavyweight title Pennine Radio Midland Hotel closed (25/4) Huddersfield & Bradford Building Societies merged "Hair" - Alhambra (24/2) Emmanuelle banned from cinemas Bradford City launch public appeal for funds (4/11) |
Lord Mayor - Doris Birdsall Black Panther (Donald Neilson) arrested Revised route for Airedale Trunk Road published (18/4) Brown Muff's exterior changed - corner window removed Royal Visit - Prince Charles (17/12) Bradford City Manager - Bobby Kennedy {1978} Bradford City 10 (D4) - Northern 7 (RL1) |
| National | Common Market Referendum North Sea Oil pipeline opened by Queen (3/11) |
Charlie Chaplin knighted Vietnam War ended (1/5) |
| International | "Terracotta Army" discovered in China (11/7) | Vietnam War ended (30/4) |
| Sport | FA - West Ham United (Fulham) LC - Aston Villa (Norwich City) CW - Dynamo Kiev (Ferencvaros) RLCC - Widnes (Warrington) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Minnesota Vikings) |
1st - Derby County (Liverpool) EC - Bayern Munich (Leeds United) UE - Borussia Moenchen (Twente Enschede) RL - St Helens (Wigan) RL - Leeds (St Helens) - playoffs F1 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Automatic kettle (Swan) Betamax VCR |
Microsoft (Bill Gates & Paul Allen) |
| Arts/Media | Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Police Woman - USA tv series "Humphries about" - milk advert |
The Sweeney - British tv series Rockford Files - USA tv series |
| Products |
1976
| Architecture | Telephone Exchange extension Victoria Hall, Bingley demolished |
Wilsden Village Hall "old" Exchange Station demolished? - see also 1973 |
| Events | Richard Dunn v Mohammed Ali (25/5) Aire Valley road enquiry Black Dyke Mills Band - Freedom of the City Essoldo cinema destroyed by fire Council banned The Exorcist (3/3) First bus lane - East Parade to Forster Square (12/4) |
Lord Mayor - Frank Hillam St James' Wholesale market closed (17/1) Valley Road Power Station closed Box junction markings - Manningham Lane/Oak Lane Newby/Brown/Fenelon "Poulson" trial Bradford City 17 (D4) - Northern 11 (RL1) |
| National | PM - James Callaghan - Lab {1979} | |
| International | Israeli commandos rescued passengers at Entebbe (4/7) | Howard Hughes died (5/4) |
| Sport | FA - Southampton (Manchester United) LC - Manchester City (Newcastle United) CW - Anderlecht (West Ham United) EU - Czechoslovakia (West Germany) RLCC - St Helens (Widnes) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Dallas Cowboys) Olympic Games (21st) - Montreal |
1st - Liverpool (QPR) EC - Bayern Munich (St Etienne) UE - Liverpool (SC Bruges) RL - Salford (Featherstone) RL - St Helens (Salford) - playoffs F1 - James Hunt (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Concorde - maiden flight VHS VCR |
5.25" computer disk announced by Shugart |
| Arts/Media | Starsky and Hutch - USA tv series "Splash it all over : Henry Cooper" - Brut advert |
"Honey Monster" - Sugar Puffs advert "Coast to coast" - Yorkie advert |
| Products | Grifter bike Cadbury's Caramel chocolate bar |
Rowntree's Yorkie chocolate Cadbury's Double Decker chocolate bar |
1977
| Architecture | Transport Interchange (27/3) Jubilee Gardens, Bingley John Street Market fire (4/11) - see 1978 |
Richard Dunn sports centre? Chester Street Bus Station closed (?/3) Hall Ings pedestrian bridge (11/7) |
| Events | Royal visit - Princess Anne (22/6) Heavy snow fall - traffic stopped (13/1) Jacobs Well traffic lights switched off Yorkshire TV - breakfast broadcasting Dog warden appointed (1/6) |
Lord Mayor - Paul Hockney Freeman - Black Dyke Mills Band (14/4) Lingards store closed Seven trees planted behind Law Courts for Jubilee (6/3) Bradford City 4P (D4) - Northern 8 (RL) |
| National | Pub licensing hours extended [Fri/Sat until 11pm] (1/4) | Charlie Chaplin died (25/12) |
| International | USA - Jimmy Carter | Elvis Presley died (16/8) |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Liverpool) LC - Aston Villa (Everton) CW - SV Hamburg (Anderlecht) RLCC - Leeds (Widnes) SB - Oakland Raiders (Minnesota Vikings) |
1st - Liverpool (Manchester City) EC - Liverpool (Borossia Moenchengladbach) UE - Juventus (Athletico Bilbao) RL - Featherstone (St Helens) RL - St Helens (Warrington - playoffs F1 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | Star Wars - George Lucas The Professionals - British tv series "Wedding photographer : David Bailey" - Olympus Cameras advert "Luton Airport : Lorraine Chase" - Campari advert |
"Triumph has the bra for the way you are" - advert Charlie's Angels - USA tv series "Fruit and Nut case" - Cadburys advert |
| Products | Gore-Tex fabric Cadbury's Double Decker chocolate bar |
Lego Technic Apple II - computer Commodore Pet - computer |
1978
| Architecture | John Street Market (17/11) | Valley Rd/Canal Rd cooling tower demolished (4/9) |
| Events | Royal visit - Prince Charles (?/11) Studios 1-4 changed name to Unit Four Bradford City Manager - John Napier {1978} Busby's/Debenhams closed (29/4) - cv 1958, 1973 Thorn Consumer Electronics closed (26/7) Bradford Northern win Premiership |
Lord Mayor - Arthur F Trigg Brown, Muff 's changes name to Rackhams Dire Straits, University (1/11) Bradford City Manager - George Mulhall {1981} Bradford City 22R (D3) - Northern 2 (RL1) |
| National | May Day bank holiday | TV Licence increased to £25 |
| International | Pope John Paul I {1978} | Pope John Paul II {2005} |
| Sport | FA - Ipswich Town (Arsenal) LC - Nottingham Forest (Liverpool) CW - Anderlecht (Austria/WAC) WC - Argentina (Holland) - Argentina RLCC - Leeds (St Helens) SB - Dallas Cowboys (Denver Broncos) |
1st - Nottingham Forest (Liverpool, Everton) Rel .. West Ham, Newcastle, Leicester 2nd - Bolton (Southampton, Tottenham) EC - Liverpool (FC Bruges) UE - PSV Eindhoven (Bastia) RL - Widnes (Bradford Northern) RL - Bradford Northern (Widnes) - playoffs F1 - Mario Andretti (Lotus) |
| Firsts | Space Invaders - arcade game | |
| Arts/Media | "Leonard Rossiter & Joan Collins" - Cinzano Bianco
advert Darkness on the Edge of Town - Springsteen Return of the Saint - British tv series Mars a day helps you wotk rest and play" - advert Smash Hits - music magazine |
Anna Ford - first female newsreader Hazell - British tv series "Surfer" - Old Spice advert Blakes Seven - BBC tv {1981) Daily Star - newspaper? |
| Products | Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate - chunky bar |
1979
| Architecture | Busby's/Debenhams destroyed by fire (29/8) or (19/8) | 19 Peckover Street [LG} demolished - fire damage |
| Events | Target - Shipley area (26/4) Bingley college closed Heaviest snowfall since 1947 (19/1) Pay and Display car parks (11/6) |
Lord Mayor - John Stuart Senior Leader - Brian Womersley [C] {1980} Bradford City 15 (D4) - Northern 8 (RL1) |
| National | PM - Margaret Thatcher - Con {1990} | |
| International | John Wayne died (11/6) | |
| Sport | FA - Arsenal (Manchester United) LC - Nottingham Forest (Southampton) CW - Barcelona (Fortuna Dusseldorf) RLCC - Widnes (Wakefield) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Dallas Cowboys) |
1st - Liverpool (Nottingham Forest, West Brom) Rel .. QPR, Birmingham, Chelsea 2nd - Crystal Palace (Brighton, Stoke) EC - Nottingham Forest (Malmo) UE - Borussia Mgladbach (Red Star Belgrade) RL - Hull KR (Warrington) RL - Leeds (Bradford Northern) - playoffs F1 - Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Prestel videotex system Jubilee Line, London Underground (30/4) Visicalc - spreadsheet Apple II |
Galaxians - arcade game Asteroids - arcade game |
| Arts/Media | Miss World - last time on BBC tv "Handbuilt by Robots" - Fiat Strada advert "So good I bought the company : Victor Kiam" - Remington advert |
Shoestring - British tv series "Dancing Woman" - Shake 'n' Vac advert "Viz" - magazine |
| Products | Daz Automatic - soap powder Sony Walkman |
Shake 'n' Vac |
| Architecture | St Matthew (RC) church | Valley Road Power Station chimney demolished |
| Events | Roxy/Silver Dollar Bingo converted to mosque Bradford University won University Challenge Bradford Northern win league U2, University (12/11) |
Lord Mayor - Arnold Lightowler Leader - Derek Smith [L] {1982} Target - extended to Bingley (15/9) Bradford City 5 (D4) - Northern 1 (RL1) |
| National | Iranian Embassy siege (5/5) Radio caroline [pirate radio] sank (20/3) |
John Lennon shot & died (8/12) Prescription raised to £1 (?/12) |
| International | ||
| Sport | FA - West Ham United (Arsenal) LC - Wolves (Nottingham Forest) CW - Valencia (Arsenal) EU - West Germany (Belgium) RLCC - Hull KR (Hull) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Los Angeles Rams) Olympic Games (22nd) - Moscow |
1st - Liverpool (Manchester United) EC - Nottingham Forest (Hamburg) UE - Eintracht Frankfurt (Borussia Mg) RL - Bradford Northern (Widnes) F1 - Alan Jones (Williams) |
| Firsts | Sony Walkman Sinclair ZX80 - computer Giant panda born in captivity - Mexico (12/8) |
Defender - arcade game PacMan - arcade game 3.5" computer disk announced by Sony |
| Arts/Media | Empire Strikes Back - George Lucas Juliet Bravo - British tv series "Eight out of ten cats" - Whiskas advert "Do you love anyone enough . . ." - Rolo advert |
The River - Bruce Springsteen The Gentle Touch - British tv series "Just one cornetto ..." - Wall's advert Children in Need - telethon |
| Products | Sinclair ZX80 computer Rubik's Cube |
Cornetto (ice cream) |
1981
| Architecture | Telegraph & Argus Press Hall (22/7) Royal Mail sorting office, Valley Road |
Park Avenue stands demolished |
| Events | Population 454,198 Yorkshire Sports closed down (2/5) Bradford Northern win championship Yorkshire Ripper [Peter Sutcliffe] arrested (2/1) Shipley Glen Tramway given to Council Bradford Northern win league |
Lord Mayor - Danny Coughlin Bradford Star (5/2) Royal visit - Prince Charles Bradford City Manager - Roy McFarland {1982} Bradford City 14 (D4) - Northern 1 (RL1) |
| National | Prince Charles married Diana (29/7) | Brixton riots |
| International | USA - Ronald Reagan Bob Marley died (11/5) |
Space shuttle France legally abolished guillotine (18/9) |
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (Manchester City) LC - Liverpool (West Ham United) CW - Dynamo Tiblisi (Carl Zeiss Jena) RLCC - Widnes (Hull KR) SB - Oakland Raiders (Philadelphia Eagles) |
1st - Aston Villa (Ipswich Town) EC - Liverpool (Real Madrid) UE - Ipswich Town (AZ67 Alkmaar) RL - Bradford Northern (Warrington) F1 - Nelson Piquet (Brabham) |
| Firsts | Humber Bridge (?/7) Space shuttle Tower 42 [Nat West Tower], London |
IBM Personal Computer MSDOS 1.0 |
| Arts/Media | Bergerac - British tv series "Goes on & on & on" - Duracell (bunny) advert |
Magnum - USA tv series MTV launched in USA |
| Products | Sinclair ZX81 computer |
1982
| Architecture | Crossflats station (17/5) Yorkshire Clinic, Bingley Road |
Carlisle Road Mosque |
| Events | T&A - Saturday edition tabloid format (6/2) National & Provincial Building Society (merger) Rank Wharfedale close Idle factory Laidler Bar, Victoria Hotel {199?} Yorkshire Building Society Wilsden twinned with Eppeville |
Lord Mayor - Joan Lightband Leader - Tom Hall [C] {1984} Bradford International Jazz Festival Pace Micro Technology formed Bradford City Manager - Trevor Cherry {1987} Bradford City 2P (D4) - Northern 5 (RL) |
| National | Falklands War (2/4) | |
| International | ||
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (QPR) LC - Liverpool (Tottenham) CW - Barcelona (Standard Liege) WC - Italy (West Germany) - Spain RLCC - Hull (Widnes) SB - San Francisco 49ers (Cincinatti Bengals) |
1st - Liverpool (Ipswich Town) EC - Aston Villa (Bayern Munich) UE - IFK Gothenburg (Hamburg SV) RL - Leigh (Hull) F1 - Keke Rosberg (Williams) |
| Firsts | Channel Four Harrogate Conference Centre |
Missile Command - arcade game |
| Arts/Media | Brookside - C4 tv {2003} Dr Who - Peter Davison {1984} - BBC tv |
Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen Cagney and Lacey - USA tv series |
| Products | Sinclair Spectrum computer | Aero (chunky) |
1983
| Architecture | Photography, Film & Television Museum (16/6) | |
| Events | Cinecenta closed (7/9) Bradford City bankrupt Windsor Baths closed |
Lord Mayor - Norman Free Bradford City 12 (D3) - Northern 9 (RL1) |
| National | £1 coins introduced to replace the £1
note (21/4) Car number plates added a prefix letter - see 1963 & 2001 |
Shergar (Derby winner) kidnapped (8/2) |
| International | ||
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Brighton) LC - Liverpool (Manchester United) CW - Aberdeen (Real Madrid) RLCC - Featherstone (Hull) SB - Washington Redskins (Miami Dolphins) |
1st - Liverpool (Watford) EC - Hamburg SV (Juventus) UE - Anderlecht (Benfica) RL - Hull (Hull KR) F1 - Nelson Piquet (Brabham) |
| Firsts | CD [Sony & Philips] MSDOS 2.0 £1 coin - UK (21/4) |
Apple Lisa - computer J League (Japanese soccer league) |
| Arts/Media | Now That's What I Call Music 1 "Follow the Bear" - Hoffmeister lager advert Breakfast Time - BBC tv (17/1) |
Return of the Jedi - George Lucas "JR Hartley - Fly Fishing" - Yellow Pages advert The Bill - ITV |
| Products | Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar |
1984
| Architecture | Saltaire station (9/4) | |
| Events | JB Priestley died (14/8) Woolworths close Darley Street branch (?/4) Arnold Laver, Canal Road fire Alhambra closed for refurbishment City Gent - Bradford City fanzine |
Lord Mayor - Olive Messer Leader - Ronnie Farley [C] {1986} BBBS first ATM City Gent - Bradford City AFC fanzine Bradford City 7 (D3) - Northern 7 (RL1) |
| National | Miners strike BT privatised (30/11) |
York Minster fire (9/7) IRA bomb at Grand Hotel, Brighton (12/10) |
| International | Indira Gandhi assassinated (31/10) | |
| Sport | FA - Everton (Watford) LC - Liverpool (Everton) CW - Juventus (FC Porto) EU - France (Spain) RLCC - Widnes (Wigan) SB - Los Angeles Raiders (Washington Redskins) Olympic Games (23rd) - Los Angeles |
1st - Liverpool (Southampton) EC - Liverpool (Roma) UE - Tottenham (Anderlecht) RL - Hull KR (Hull) F1 - Niki Lauda (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Apple Macintosh - computer | |
| Arts/Media | Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen "Hello Tosh - Gotta Toshiba" - advert "Vorsprung durch technik" - Audi advert |
The Bill - British tv series "Pandas" - Kit Kat advert "Crufts - Top breeders recommend it" - Pedigree Chum advert |
| Products/Prices | My Little Pony Apple Macintosh computer |
Whisky £7.00 - Monopoly £8.99 - Corgi truck
£3.99 next 1994 |
1985
| Architecture | Camera Lucida, Photographic Museum (11/1) | Bus shelter, Main Street, Wilsden |
| Events | Valley Parade fire - 56 died (11/5) "Russian Anna" died (?/11) Bruce Springsteen, Roundhay Park, Leeds (7/7) |
Lord Mayor - Mohammed Ajeeb Bradford City 1P (D3) - Northern 8 (RL1) |
| National | Heysel stadium | 405 line tv service switched off (3/1) |
| International | USA - Ronald Reagan | Contraceptives on sale in Irish Republic (20/2) |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Everton) LC - Norwich City (Sunderland) CW - Everton (Rapid Vienna) RLCC - Wigan (Hull) SB - San Francisco 49ers (Miami Dolphins) |
1st - Everton (Liverpool) EC - Juventus (Liverpool) - Heysel Stadium UE - Real Madrid (Videoton) RL - Hull KR (St Helens) F1 - Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Windows 1.0 (2/7 - 20/11) | Sinclair C5 electric "car" |
| Arts/Media | Live Aid (13/7) Miami Vice - USA tv series "Launderette : Nick Kamen" - Levis advert Dr Who - Colin Baker {1986} - BBC tv |
Eastenders - BBC tv (19/2) Taggart - British tv series Blind Date - British tv series "How do you eat yours" - Creme egg advert |
| Products | Cadbury's Boost chocolate bar | Cherry Coke [Coca Cola] |
1986
| Architecture | JB Priestley statue
(31/10) Zetland Mill, Wharf Street demolished - see 1924 |
Bradford Fire Disaster Memorial (11/5) |
| Events | Joe Johnson - world snooker champion Valley Parade reopened - England XI (14/12) "Bradford's Bouncing Back" campaign West Riding CC abolished (31/3) Alhambra reopened (27/5 - Gala (30/10) Concorde - first visit to Leeds/Bradford airport 4 Currer St {LG} damaged by fire |
Lord Mayor - Bill Nunn Leader - Phil Beeley [L] {1988} John Braine died (28/10) Eastbrook Hall closed (31/8) Salts Mill closed down Bradford City 13 (D2) - Northern 12 (RL1) City top scorer - Greg Abbott/John Hendrie/Bobby Campbell - 10 |
| National | British Gas privatised (5/12) Channel Tunnel Treaty signed GLC abolished M25 - final section opened (29/10) |
Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson (23/7) Building Societies Act Financial Services Act Cigaretted advertising banned from cinemas |
| International | Challenger space shuttle exploded (29/1) Clint Eastwood elected Mayor of Carmel (8/4) |
Chernobyl nuclear disaster |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Everton) LC - Oxford United (QPR) EC - Steaua Bucharest (Barcelona) UE - Real Madrid (FC Koln) CW - Dynamo Kiev (Atletico Madrid) WC - Argentina (West Germany) - Argentina SB - Chicago Bears (New England Patriots) |
1st - Liverpool (Everton, West Ham) Rel .. Ipswich, Birmingham, WBA 2nd - Norwich (Charlton, Wimbledon) RL - Halifax (Wigan) RLCC - Castleford (Hull KR) F1 - Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Pudsey Bear (Children In Need mascot) | |
| Arts/Media | Q magazine - UK music magazine Moonlighting - USA tv series Independent - UK newspaper "Tell Sid" - British Gas advertising campaign |
Live 1975-1985 - Bruce Springsteen The Equalizer - USA tv series Today - UK newspaper {1995} BBC "Daytime" television (27/10) |
| Products | Cabbage Patch Kids - Xavier Roberts Prozac |
Pictionary - Rob Angel |
1987
| Architecture | ||
| Events | Royal visit - Prince Charles Grammar School, Manor Row destroyed by fire Salts Mill purchased by Jonathan Silver Margaret Thatcher visited Valley Parade |
Lord Mayor - Laurie Coughlin Bradford City Manager - Terry Dolan {1989} Bradford City 10 (D2) - Northern 7 (RL1) City top scorer - John Hendrie - 14 |
| National | "Black Monday" - Stock Market (19/10) Red telephone boxes removed Hungerford shooting - 14 died (19/8) |
Herald of Free Enterprise capsized (6/3) Golliwogs removed from Noddy books First division reduced to 21 clubs for 1987/88 season |
| International | Terry Waite kidnapped (24/1) | "Wall Street Crash" (19/10) |
| Sport | FA - Coventry City (Tottenham) LC - Arsenal (Liverpool) EC - FC Porto (Bayern Munich) UE - IFK Gothenburg (Dundee United) CW - Ajax (Lokomotiv Leipzig) SB - New York Giants (Denver Broncos) |
1st - Everton (Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur) Rel .. Leicester, Manchester City, Aston Villa 2nd - Derby (Portsmouth) RL - Wigan (St Helens) RLCC - Halifax (St Helens) F1 - Nelson Piquet (Williams) |
| Firsts | Windows 2.0 (9/12) Ikea - England Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida |
PageMaker - 1st Windows DTP Excel - 1st Windows spreadsheet FOX Television Network (5/4) |
| Arts/Media | Inspector Morse - British tv series Ruth Rendell Mysteries - British tv series "Couple : Sharon Maughan & Tony Head" - Gold Blend advert "Ology : Maureen Lipman" - BT advert Dr Who - Sylvester McCoy {1989} - BBC tv |
Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen Joshua Tree - U2 "Changes : throw away fur coat etc" - VW advert "If you see Syd" - British Gas privatisation advert |
| Products | Cadbury's Twirl chocolate bar |
1988
| Architecture | Ivegate Arch (?/7) | |
| Events | Telegraph & Argus tabloid format (3/10) Fiesta 88 - St James Market Royal visit - Prince Edward Elite cinema destroyed by fire Royal visit - Princess Anne |
Lord Mayor - Smith Midgley Leader - Eric Pickles [C] {1990} Princess Margaret visits Alhambra (14/4) Bradford City 4 (D2) - Northern 4 (RL1) City top scorer - Ron Futcher - 14 |
| National | Lockerbie, PanAm flight 103 (21/12) SAS Gibraltar shootings All day opening for pubs except on Sunday (21/8) |
Piper Alpha explosion (6/7) British Steel privatised (2/12) First division reduced to 20 clubs for 1988/89 season |
| International | Parliament House, Canberra inaugurated (9/5) | Roy Orbison died |
| Sport | FA - Wimbledon (Liverpool) LC - Luton Town (Arsenal) EC - PSV Eindhoven (Benfica) UE - Bayer Leverkusen (Espanol) CW - Mechelen (Ajax) EU - Holland (Soviet Union) SB - Washington Redskins (Denver Broncos) |
1st - Liverpool (Manchester United, Notts Forest) Rel .. Chelsea, Portsmouth, Watford, Oxford 2nd - Millwall, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough 3rd) RL - Widnes (St Helens) RLCC - Wigan (Halifax) F1 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren) Olympic Games (24th) - Seoul |
| Firsts | Windows 2.1/286/386 Samna Ami - 1st Windows word processing |
Comic Relief |
| Arts/Media | Miss World - last time on ITV Hello - UK "celebrity" magazine |
Nelson Mandela concert at Wembley (11/6) "Just Do it" - Nike advert |
| Products | HP DeskJet |
1989
| Architecture | Grattan, Thornton Road Abundant Life Centre, Wapping Road |
Theatre Royal, Manningham Lane demolished |
| Events | Royal visit - Prince Charles Pace moved to Salts Mill Bradford City Manager - Terry Yorath {1990} |
Lord Mayor - George Hodgson Royal visit - Princess Diana (Manorlands,Oxenhope) Bradford City 14 (D2) - Northern 8 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | Hillsborough disaster - 95 died (15/4) Salman Rushdie into hiding - Satanic Verses |
Water privatised (11/12) English clubs allowed to participate in European competitions (11/4) |
| International | USA - George Bush San Francisco earthquake Salvador Dali died (23/1) |
Berlin Wall down Tiananmen Square massacre - Beijing Hungary became independent republic (23/10) |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Everton) LC - Nottingham Forest (Luton Town) EC - AC Milan (Steaua Bucharest) UE - Napoli (VfB Stuttgart) CW - Barcelona (Sampdoria) SB - San Francisco 49ers (Cincinatti Bengals) |
1st - Arsenal (Liverpool, Notts Forest) Rel .. Middlesbrough, West Ham, Newcastle 2nd - Chelsea (Manchester City, Crystal Palace 3rd) RL - Widnes (Wigan) RLCC - Wigan (St Helens) F1 - Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Glass Pyramid, Louvre, Paris | House of Commons televised (21/11) |
| Arts/Media | Agatha Christie's Poirot - British tv series | Sky Television (5/2) |
| Products |
| Architecture | Eccleshil Police Station | Dixons City College |
| Events | Philip Smith's butchers, Ivegate closed (?/12) 4 Currer Street [LG] destroyed by fire Bradford City Manager - John Docherty {1991} |
Lord Mayor - Ernest Saville (died) Leader - Tommy Flanagan [L] {1992} Bradford City 23R (D2) - Northern 4 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | PM - John Major - Con {1997} | Poll tax implemented |
| International | Gulf War (2/8) Nelson Mandela released Jean-Marc Bosman started proceedings against Belgian FA |
Electricity privatised (10/12) Boris Yeltsin President of Russian Republic |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Crystal Palace) LC - Nottingham Forest (Oldham Athletic) EC - Milan (Benfica) UE - Juventus (Fiorentina) CW - Sampdoria (Anderlecht) WC - West Germany (Argentina) - Italy SB - San Francisco 49ers (Denver Broncos) |
1st - Liverpool (Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur) Rel .. Sheffield Wed, Charlton, Millwall 2nd - Leeds United (Sheffield Utd, Sunderland 6th) RL - Wigan (Leeds) RLCC - Wigan (Warrington) F1 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Windows 3.0 (22/5) | |
| Arts/Media | The European {?} | BSB and Sky merged (?/11) |
| Products |
1991
| Architecture | Valley Parade - Holywell Ash Lane stand | |
| Events | Design Exchange, Little Germany Royal visit - Princess Diana (Shipley) Britannia Mills, Nelson Street destroyed by fire Festival Radio commenced broadcasting |
Lord Mayor - Syd Collard Bradford City Manager - Frank Stapleton {1994} Bradford City 8 (D3) - Northern 7 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | Freddie Mercury died Dangerous Dogs Act |
PowerGen/National Power (11/3) First division increased to 22 clubs for 1991/92 season |
| International | Terry Waite & Thomas Sutherland released | |
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (Nottingham Forest) LC - Sheffield Wednesday (Manchester United) EC - Red Star Belgrade (Marseille) UE - Inter Milan (Roma) CW - Manchester United (Barcelona) SB - New York Giants (Buffalo Bills) |
1st - Arsenal (Liverpool, Crystal Palace) Rel .. Sunderland, Derby County 2nd - Oldham (West Ham, Sheffield Wed, Notts County) RL - Wigan (Widnes) RLCC - Wigan (St Helens) F1 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Firsts | One Canada Square [Canary Wharfe], London | |
| Arts/Media | Pavarotti - Hyde Park concert BT "prancing piper" logo |
"Papa & Nicole" - Renault Clio advert |
| Products |
1992
| Architecture | Grandad's Clock & Chair, Currer Street | |
| Events | Fire at Allied Colloids Pictureville Cinema (?/4) |
Lord Mayor - Barry Thorne Leader - Gerry Sutcliffe [L] {1994] Bradford City 16 (D3) - Northern 11 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | Premier League formed for 1992/1993 Windsor Castle fire |
Betty Boothroyd first lady Speaker in the Commons |
| International | Mike Tyson jailed for 6 years Disneyland, Paris opened (12/4) |
Los Angeles riots Champions League replaced European Cup for 1992/1993 |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Sunderland) LC - Manchester United (Nottingha |
