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1900-1909
1900
Stanley Bros Ltd.
Nuneaton New Colliery opened for coal raising, this replaced the Nuneaton Old
Colliery sunk about 1730 and closed June 1900 (Nuneaton old colliery was
re-opened in 1863 after previous closure in 1855.)
Old town hall in the
Market Place realised £13,125 at public auction.
July 5th
- Messrs Swinnerton & Sons timber yard in Regent Street, Nuneaton, badly damaged by
fire.
8th September
-
Knowles Flour Mill in Mill Walk badly damaged by fire.
29th November
-
Opening of the New Victoria Wing, Nuneaton Cottage Hospital (later known as the
Manor Hospital) in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Monday, December
17th.- The Prince of Wales Theatre Opened.
30-31st December,
a large flood engulfed Nuneaton town centre. Localised flooding was common in
Nuneaton but this was unusually large and is remembered as the "Great
Flood of 1900".
Both the River Anker
and the Coventry Canal flooded.
Haunchwood
Tunnel Colliery Brickworks ceased production. (Originally started to make
bricks for the original colliery buildings and sinking works but later common
bricks were made for local distribution.)
Whittleford pumping station brought into use
to provide tap water for Nuneaton. Previously there had been great reliance on
the local wells which served small numbers of houses. The water was often
infected through dirt and the ever present cess pit close by.
26th April
-
Sanction given for the building of a street tramway through Nuneaton in nine
separate sections with routes out to Stockingford, Chilvers Coton, Camp Hill
and Attleborough Green. Designed to be 3'6" guage with car sheds and power
generation plant in Arthur Street. Share capital £120,000.
Wednesday 15th May
- At 5 minutes past 5 Nuneaton Market Clock started by Alderman E.F.Melly. The
Clock cost £350. Made by Evans of Handsworth, Birmingham.
Nuneaton electricity
generating station opened.
John North Birch
commenced the manufacture of the "George Eliot" motorcycle in Nuneaton.
Local Earth Tremor
The Co-Op store in Abbey
Street extended.
The King William
IV pub in Coton Road rebuilt by George Henry and Walter Taylor. (Originally
opened in a cottage as a beer house in 1830)
8th
May - Stockingford
locomotive shed brought into use. It was a sub shed of Wigston shed on the
Midland Railway at Leicester (Nr. 11 shed on the MR).
September
- Taylor
Bros. beer bottlers of Fife Street, founded.
Tuesday, 3rd November - A court case opened between the
Midland.Railway and the Haunchwood Colliery Co. The M.R. wanted to buy the
mineral rights under Stockingford Tunnel and 30 yards either side as there was
severe geological problems due to ground water and mining activity.
Local Earth Tremor.
February 11th
-
The ancient "Plough and Ball" public house on Abbey Green collapsed
whilst work was being carried out to raise internal celings and floors. The
ceiling was only 5'10" or 6'0" high in places.
John Warden Clay, draper
in the Market Place and founder of Nuneaton Public Library died. He lived at
Bridge House, Coventry Street, a property he inherited off his grandfather the
Rev. Hugh Hughes. Curate in charge of St. Nicholas Parish Church, Nuneaton.
Storm damage to Tuttle Hill windmill, sail
blown off.
28th January - To commemorate local people who
fought in the Boer War a statue was unveiled in Nuneaton after extensive
processions through the town centre.
April - Stockingford Council School opened.
July
- Queens Road
School opened.
27th November
-
Nuneaton Golf Club opened.
Nuneaton Harriers
founded.
W.L.Cartwright
& Co. (Timber) Ltd. an old established Coventry firm opened a depot at
Arbury Wharf, Croft Road on the Coventry Canal.
Tuttle Hill windmill rebuilt with five sail
mechanism.
January
- William
Johnson "the People's Candidate" a Liberal was elected MP for the
Nuneaton seat, beating Sir. Francis Newdigate by 1828 votes.
17th February
-
Mr. William Nowell (1856-1906) whose grandfather owned Haunchwood Nowells
Colliery, died. He was General Manager of Haunchwood Colliery.
24th March
- New
infirmary and laundry opened Nuneaton Workhouse.
June
- Abbey Place
West was combined into Botterill
Street, and the old name dropped. Abbey Place East was
re-named Abbey Place.
5th
March - The
Nuneaton & District Record - newspaper started.
5th
April - Hartshill North School opened.
August - New model lodging house opened: "Eliot House" on Abbey Green.
28th September -
Nuneaton became a Borough. The charter of incorporation was widely celebrated
throughout the town.
25th November - Chilvers Coton churchgoers visit Taylor's bell foundry, Loughborough to witness
the casting of a new peal of bells for Coton church.
28th November - Renard
Road Train was demonstrated in Nuneaton.
Tenor bell erected
in Chilvers Coton parish church as a memorial to George Eliot.
Park Avenue
School, Attleborough, opened.
26th February
-
Man killed in explosion at Griff Marion Pit, Mr.B.J.Hill of 149 Coton Road.
27th October
- The
Nuneaton & District Records - newspaper ceased publication.
November - John Bosworth or "Jacko" was appointed town crier.
Park Avenue
School, Attleborough, opened.
The Empire Cinema was opened.
August - Thousands
of people met in the Market Place, Nuneaton to attend a meeting of
Suffragettes. 5th October - The Crystal Palace pub closed in the Market Place, and the new Crystal Palace pub opened in Gadsby Street, Attleborough. |