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	Date	Event(s)
1	1837	Dec 1837—7 Jul 1982: Hayle Wharves branch was taken out of use HAYLE WHARVES BRANCH The Hayle Wharves branch was taken out of use on 7th July 1982 - the signalbox at Hayle closed the same day. The Hayle Railway opened in December 1837 between Redruth and Hayle. Hayle station at that time being located below the current viaduct opposite the Post Office. This line came down two inclines from Camborne, one at Penponds, the other at Angarrack. Once down to almost sea level the line ran along the north side of Copperhouse creek along what is now King George V Walk. This original line crossed the creek very close to the current, though disused, rail swing bridge and continued along side Penpol Terrace to the original station site. The Hayle Railway via the Angarrack incline closed 16 Feb 1852. A new line to the West Cornwall Railway station at Hayle was opened 11 March 1852. The line along King George V walk saw further use as a branch serving an explosive works up on Mexico Towans. 1910 saw the opening of Hayle Power Station on Harvey's Towans. It was coal-fired and the coal was supplied by ship from South Wales until the station was closed in 1977. At the same time Hayle Harbour was also closed to commercial shipping, although a locally important fishing fleet, specialising mainly in shellfish. In the years between the World Wars a number of small works were established on North Quay, including a glass works, a small oil depot and an ICI plant for producing bromine –a fuel additive for high octane aviation fuel. The ICI plant used the power stations waste hot water and which also supplied the electricity. The bromine was shipped by rail across the old A30 to the main GWR railway line, thence to England. Can anybody advise what traffic might have been carried in the tanks after the ICI works closed? Andy Carlson knows, see his article after 'More Hayle Wharves Action'
2	1865	3 Jun 1865—20 Jan 1936: George V 3 Jun 1865–20 Jan 1936 George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War (1914–1918) until his death in 1936. George was a grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. From 1877 until 1891 he served in the Royal Navy.
3	1910	1910—1977: Hayle Power Station 1910 saw the opening of Hayle Power Station on Harvey's Towans. It was coal-fired and the coal was supplied by ship from South Wales until the station was closed in 1977.
4	1927	1927: Two billion alive Two billion alive 1927: London in 1927 Tim Sparke London in 1927 from Tim Sparke 3 years ago not yet rated Incredible colour footage of 1920s London shot by an early British pioneer of film named Claude Frisse-Greene, who made a series of travelogues using the colour process his father William - a noted cinematographer - was experimenting with. It's like a beautifully dusty old postcard you'd find in a junk store, but moving. Music by Jonquil and Yann Tiersen. via http://vimeo.com/7638752#cols?utm_content=buffer7fc92&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
5	1930	1 Jan 1930—1 Jan 1930: 1930 – Hatfield Aerodrome is opened
6	1933	8 Jul 1933—8 Jul 1933: 1933 – King's Cup Air Race, Britain's premier aviation race is held at Hatfield. The first major air event held here is appropriately won by Captain Geoffrey de Havilland
7	1934	1 Jan 1934—1 Jan 1934: 1934 – de Havilland Aircraft Company built its new headquarters and factory and Hatfield became its main home, although their original Stag Lane site remained a key installation for several decades after the move across.
8	1935	20 Jan 1935—10 Dec 1936: Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936. Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay. As a young man, he served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War and undertook several foreign tours on behalf of his father, George V. He was associated with a succession of older, married women but remained unmarried until his accession as king.
9	1936	5 Oct 1936—31 Oct 1936: Jarrow March 11 Dec 1936—5 Feb 1952: George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India, and the first Head of the Commonwealth. As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Edward. He served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during World War I, and after the war took on the usual round of public engagements. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret.
10	1939	1 Sep 1939—10 Aug 1945: WWII Second World War
11	1940	26 May 1940—4 Jun 1940: Dunkirk Little Ships Little ships of Dunkirk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The little ships of Dunkirk were 700 private boats that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in France between May 26 and June 4, 1940 as part of ... Overview - Notable boats - Results - See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_ships_of_Dunkirk Association of Dunkirk Little Ships http://www.adls.org.uk/t1/ 3 Oct 1940—3 Oct 1940: 3 October 1940 – de Havilland factory air raid http://www.hatfield-herts.co.uk/warmem/ww2Kciv.html
12	1952	6 Feb 1952—2099: Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926^{[note 1]}) is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. As Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations; as the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
13	1960	1960: Three billion alive
14	1970	1970: Early 1970s when Harvey & Company's domestic coal business was sold to the Penzance firm of J H Bennetts Ltd, it is no exaggeration to say that Harvey's was Hayle, and Hayle was Harvey's
15	1974	1974: Four billion alive
16	1987	1987: Five billion alive
17	1999	1999: Six billion alive
18	2000	2000: Longest growing season on record 330
19	2011	31 Oct 2011: Seven billion alive

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Dates/Calendars: Julian to Gregorian changes 1751/1752; Quaker dates

Up to and including 1751, Julian calendar used in England, Wales, Ireland and British colonies overseas; year began 25 March (Lady Day) and ended following 24 March; ie 24 March 1750 followed by 25 March 1751;
1752 "Chesterfield's Act" (24 Geo II c.23 [1751]) English year begin 1 January: so 1751 was 25 March 1751 - 31 December 1751, followed by 1 January 1752;
by 1752 the Julian calendar was twelve days behind the Gregorian one; Chesterfield's Act also laid down that in 1752, 2 September should be followed by 14 September; NB important differences for Quaker dates