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Hussey Crespigny Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian GCMG CB DL FRGS

1834 - 1893 (59 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1815	1815—1846: Corn Laws The Corn Laws were trade laws designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition from less expensive foreign imports between 1815 and 1846
2	1824	1824—1842: The Great Bore Brunel 1824-1842 The Great Bore Brunel 1824-1842 The first successful tunnel under the Thames. Nicknamed, The Great Bore, Brunel began this tunnel between Rotherhite and Wapping in 1824 taking 18 years to complete. The tunnel was constructed in much the same way used today in the construction of the Chunnel under the English Channel linking Folkestone and Calais. The tunnel was constructed by forcing an iron cylinder through the ground with men behind bricking up the tunnel as they went.
3	1830	26 Jan 1830—20 Jun 1837: William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. William, the third son of George III and younger brother and successor to George IV, was the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover.
4	1834	1 Aug 1834: Slavery Abolition Act 1833 An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies; for promoting the Industry of the manumitted Slaves; and for compensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the Services of such Slaves. Royal Assent 28 August 1833 Commencement 1 August 1834 1 December 1834 (Cape of Good Hope) 1 February 1835 (Mauritius) Repeal date 19 November 1998
5	1837	2 Jun 1837—20 Jan 1901: Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 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' Dec 1837—16 Feb 1852: Hayle Railway via the Angarrack incline closed Hayle Railway via the Angarrack incline closed 16 Feb 1852
6	1841	1 Apr 1841—1 Apr 1841: 1841 Census First real cesus - but birthdates rounded to nearest 5 years...
7	1845	1845—1852: Irish Potato Famine Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852
8	1846	1846: West Cornwall Railway takes over from The Hayle Railway 1846 \| Angarrack incline - West Cornwall Railway takes over from The Hayle Railway
9	1851	1 Apr 1851—1 Apr 1851: 1851 Census 1851 Census
10	1853	Oct 1853—Feb 1856: Crimean War Crimean Peninsula, Caucasus, Balkans, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, White Sea, Far East
11	1861	1 Apr 1861—1 Apr 1861: 1861 Census 1861 Census
12	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.
13	1867	1867: Harvey & Company bought out CCC 1867, when Harvey & Company bought the Cornish Copper Company's waterside premises
14	1868	1 Oct 1868: St Pancras station opens The Midland Railway opened St Pancras station in London
15	1871	1 Apr 1871—1 Apr 1871: 1871 Census 1871 Census
16	1877	1877: Hayle Harbour was also closed to commercial shipping Hayle Harbour was also closed to commercial shipping, although a locally important fishing fleet, specialising mainly in shellfish
17	1880	1 Oct 1880: First electric light bulbs The Edison Lamp Works began operations in New Jersey to manufacture the first electric light bulbs
18	1881	1 Apr 1881—1 Apr 1881: 1881 Census 1881 Census
19	1885	25 Sep 1885: Snowed in London. Earliest recorded winter fall
20	1891	1891—1891: 1891 Census 1891 Census