Cheltenham Dates Flashcards
1
Q
1086
A
First mentioned in Domesday Book
2
Q
1226
A
King gives permission to open market
3
Q
1574
A
Pates Grammar School founded
4
Q
1716
A
Springwater discovered
5
Q
1781-1782
A
First map + tour guide made and published
Threatres opened
6
Q
1788
A
King tries out spa
7
Q
1824
A
Expensive regency houses built
8
Q
1825
A
Pitvlle Pump Room built by wealthy landowner Joseph Pitt
9
Q
1840
A
Cheltenham College founded
10
Q
1841
A
Church of England Training College for Masters founded
11
Q
1847
A
Railways/opera houses/shops opened
12
Q
1900
A
World War 1 - population drop - “Town to Let”
13
Q
1949
A
Word “spa”officially dropped
