Timeline
The timeline shows the places in history where Adderley played a role and where the community has been shaped by events and the reshaping of the landscape through the canal and railway installations.
757
Offa becomes King of Mercia .
Based around its capital, Tamworth, Mercia was one of the great seven Anglo Saxon kingdoms of England.
871 – 899
Alfred the Great reigns as King of Wessex.
He was the only English Monarch to be awarded the title Great.
1065
Adderley is held by Edric the Wild
1066 – 1087
Reign of William the Conqueror
Following the Battle of Hastings
1086
Domesday Book is published
In which the name Eldredelei [the original name of Adderley] is included
1189 – 1199
Reign of Richard 1 [The Lionheart]
Who spent only 6 months in England. He was mostly engaged in military ventures e.g. The Crusades which were funded by taxes from England.
1215
The Great Charter or Magna Carter
As it is known is agreed by King John at Runnymede
c1250
Adderley granted a weekly market
In the 13th century Adderley was granted a weekly market on Thursdays and an annual fair on St Peter’s Day. The Normans favoured this saint and he was adopted by Adderley Church.
1255
The Corbet family arrived in Adderley
The Corbet family who arrived in Adderley originated from Brioton and Essay in Normandy
1255
Dunstanville was lord of the Manor
Nigel (the doctor) Doussanville known locally as Dunstanville was lord of the Manor including Adderley
1337 – 1453
The Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War between England and France
1349
Black Death
The first instance of the Black Death
1455 – 1485
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses were fought between the House of Lancaster [red rose] and the House of York [white rose] There was a famous battle at Blore Heath
1361 – 1362
Recurrence of black death
Recurrence of black death which killed between 30 to 40 percent of the population of Europe
1492
Columbus discovers America
1509 – 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
Who had six wives of whom two he divorced, two he beheaded ,one died in childbirth and one survived him.
c1550
Estate of Sir Rowland Hill
Adderley was the estate of Sir Rowland Hill who was Lord Mayor of London in 1549
1558 – 1603
Reign of Elizabeth 1
She never married or had heirs. Her navy defeated the Spanish Armada
1605
The Gunpowder Plot
Was a failed attempt to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James 1
1635 – 1637
St Peters Church
St Peters Church Adderley was built and the tower was added in 1712
1642 – 1646
The English Civil War
Between Parliament [Roundheads] led by Oliver Cromwell and Royalists [Cavaliers] loyal to the king.The Corbets and the Needhams were on opposing sides.
1648
Second phase of the Civil War
The Second phase of the Civil War fought between May and August in a series of battles that would lead to the defeat of Charles I who was subsequently executed
1648 – 1660
England was declared a Commonwealth
Under the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell
1660
Restoration of the Monarch
The body of Oliver Cromwell was disinterred and displayed on a pole above Westminster Hall
1665
The Great Plague or black death recurs
And 15 per cent of the population die
1666
The Great Fire of London
Which destroyed a huge part of the city and is chronicled in the Diary of Samuel Pepys
1694
Foundation of the Bank of England
1696
Window tax introduced
c1750
The Corbet familyhttps://adderleyheritage.co.uk/story/the-corbett-family/
Built an ornate Georgian classical style hall set in over 200 acres of partly walled park land
1765
Penny post
Was introduced to enable a national postal service
1776
American Independence
American Declaration of Independence from Britain
1801
Current Saint Peters church was rebuilt
1805
The Battle of Trafalgar
Which resulted in the defeat of a French invasion. Admiral Lord Nelson lead the invasion but was killed by a french sniper during the battle
1824
Raven House was built
It was at first, three separate houses, now it is one
1827
Agreement for the canal to be dug
The Trustees of the late Sir Corbet Corbet of Adderley signed an agreement for the canal to be dug through the estate
1835
Canal Opened
The Shropshire Union Canal which was of great importance to Adderley was opened
1837 – 1901
Reign of Queen Victoria begins
She ruled for 64 years during which time Britain formed a great Empire.
1863
Adderley Railway Station opened
1877
Adderley Old Hall was destroyed by Fire
1881
New Adderley Hall
Designed by Henry Reginald Corbet in the Victorian style
c1885
Raven House became a public house
Probably called The Raven Arms or Inn
1899 – 1902
The Boer War
Was fought by Britain and her Empire against the Boers in the Transvaal region of Africa
1912
Loss of the SS Titanic
1914 – 1918
World War 1
16 million people were killed
1915
Auxiliary Military Hospital
26th of July The Red Cross convert Raven House into an Auxiliary Military Hospital for convalescing wounded soldiers.
1918
Raven House Hospital converted
In the Autumn of this year Raven house Hospital was converted for use as the Edith Cavell Home of Rest for Nurses.
1936
King Edward VIII Abdicates
King wished to marry American socialite Mrs Wallis Simpson
1939 – 1945
World War 2
During which some 55 million lives were lost
1952 – 2022
Reign of Elizabeth II
1953
Mount Everest Conquered
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest
1955
New Adderley hall was demolished
Due to structural defects
1973
Britain joins the European Economic Community (EEC)
Along with Denmark and Ireland
1977
Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee
1982
The Falklands War
Argentina’s forces invade the British owned Falkland Islands
1989
Berlin Wall is brought down
With the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
2002
Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee
2020
Britain leaves EEC
Start of the Covid Epidemic
2022
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee
2022
Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Funeral in September