History of Staines
History of Staines in Surrey, England
- 1285 — Famous landmark, the London Stone, erected to mark western limit of the City of London's jurisdiction over the River Thames. It originally stood upstream from Staines town centre, although a replica now marks the spot, as the stone was removed for restoration.
- 1803 — The Lucan family moved into Laleham.
- 1832 — Staines Bridge officially opened by King William IV (formerly the Duke of Clarence, and after whom Clarence Street was named).
- 1848 — Railway line from Waterloo to Ashford and Staines opened.
- 1851 — Staines Boat Club established.
- 1862 — Opening of the Staines Linoleum Company, founded by businessman Frederick Walton, to produce his new invention of Linoleum floor covering.
- 1886 — Royal Holloway, University of London is founded by Thomas Holloway and opened by Queen Victoria in nearby Egham, Surrey.
- 1890 — Staines Hockey Club was formed, making it one of the oldest hockey clubs in the world. Its early years were very illustrious with several internationals playing for the club and a number of gold medals being won by Staines members in the 1908 Olympic Games.
- 1892 — Staines Town Football Club formed as Staines Albany.
- 1894 — Staines Urban District is created.
- 1901 — Twin back-to-back Staines Reservoirs built by the West Middlesex Water Company, the first major reservoirs in the Borough, were opened.
- 1906 — The British car maker Lagonda, was founded in 1906 in Staines, by the American Wilbur Gunn. First car off the production line in the same year.
- 1908 — The very first Scout Troop to be formed in Staines was the 1st Staines & Egham Hythe Troop.
- 1925 — Queen Mary Reservoir opened
- 1935 — 24 Hours of Le Mans car race won by 4.5 litre Lagonda car built at Staines.
- 1965 — Staines Urban District is transferred from Middlesex to Surrey.
- 1965 — Staines West Railway station closed. Station building intact listed grade ll, a section of platform track and buffer stop remain, platform area now a car park.
- 1972 — British European Airways Trident One jet airliner crashed on 18 June alongside the busy A30 Staines bypass killing all 118 passengers and crew.
- 1974 — Staines Urban District is merged with Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District to form the District of Spelthorne.
- 1980 — The Elmsleigh Centre shopping complex opened by HM The Queen.
- 1985 — Staines section of M25 opened.
- 1990 — Spelthorne Leisure Centre in Knowle Green, Staines opened.
- 1993 — The Old Town Hall opened as new Arts Centre; officially opened on 15 April 1994 by actor and director Kenneth Branagh. (It's now a pub)
- 1996 — Planning permission granted for new "Two Rivers" retail and leisure development for Staines Town Centre.
- 2002 — Ali G gets all political in his big-screen debut Ali G Indahouse, much of the filming was actually in Staines.
- 2005 — Hard-Fi's debut album Stars of CCTV released and nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
- 2006 — Hard-Fi's success continues as they follow-up a sold out tour of the UK with two BRIT Award nominations
References
- ^ Surrey Domesday Book