Millennium Timeline
The 19th Century (1801 - 1900)
Arrival of the railways (railroads) - GMT becomes the World Standard.
1760 - 1820 King George III
1801: 1 January - First Ordinance Survey Map published based on Bradley's Meridian.
1806: (January) - Admiral Nelson's body lay in state in the Upper Hall of Greenwich Royal Naval College.
1811: John Pond appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich
1817: Queen Elizabeth's College built in Greenwich.
1820 - 1830 King George IV
1820's: Blackheath village developed.
1830 - 1837 King William IV
1831: Nelson Road Shopping Parade in Greenwich built
1833: Time Ball installed on Greenwich Royal Observatory
1835: Sir George Biddell Airy (1801 - 1892) appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Royal Observatory.
1837: Trafalgar Tavern built on site of Old George on River Thames at Greenwich
1837: King William IV (1765 - 1837) died. Statue in Greenwich Park.
1837 - 1901 Queen Victoria
1838: The railway (railroad) arrives at Greenwich.
1851: Our Lady of the Sea (neo-gothic church) built by William Wardell
1851: First telegraphic cable laid under English Channel (La Manche) prompts need for international time.
1852: Charles Shepherd builds Master Clock at Greenwich to distribute pulses nationally.
1865: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) based part of "Our Mutual Friend" in Greenwich. Dined at Trafalgar Tavern.
1866: First Transatlantic Cable laid by ss Great Britain built opposite Greenwich at Millwall
1869: Cutty Sark built - now in Dry Dock at Greenwich.
1873: Royal Naval College established at Greenwich.
1880: 2 August: Greenwich Mean Time adopted as legal time in Britain.
1881: Sir William Christie appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich
1883: 18 November - Greenwich Mean Time adopted in USA.
1884: 1 November - International Meridian Conference in Washington DC recognises GMT and establishes Prime Meridian at Greenwich.
1897: Blackwall Tunnel built under River Thames
1889: Sebastian de Ferranti builds the first ever large scale power station in the world at Deptford.
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