Events in Heysham | Date AD | Notable events |
Opening of St John the Divine, Sandylands. AD 1901 |
1900 |
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The UK's first petrol tram operates between the Battery and Strawberry Gardens. AD 1912 Heysham Rectory Hospital opens. AD 1915 |
1910 |
Start of World War 1. AD 1914 |
Morecambe Bay Holiday Camp opens at Heysham Tower. AD 1925 |
1920 |
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Heysham Aviation Fuel Plant built (later known as Trimpell). 1939 AD |
1930 |
The Jarrow March protest occurs. AD 1936 |
Heysham Tower used for Officer Training Unit. AD 1940 |
1940 |
Allied forces liberate France. AD 1944 Start of Cold War.AD 1947 (This lasted until 1991 |
1950 |
The British motorway system opens with the M6 Preston bypass. AD 1958 |
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St. Peter’s Church holds Millennium celebrations. AD 1967 First World Cup Kart Race at Heysham Head. AD 1968 |
1960 |
The Beatles have their first number 1 single and album. AD 1963 |
Construction of Heysham No 1 Nuclear Power Station begins. AD 1970 |
1970 |
Decimal Day; the United Kingdom introduces a decimalized currency. AD 1971 |
Local plans for housing housing refugees at Middleton Towers in event of nuclear attack on UK. early 1980s |
1980 |
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web.. |
Heysham Heritage Association formed (now Friends of Heysham Heritage Centre). AD 1990 |
1990 |
The Channel Tunnel opens. AD 1994 |
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