Thame Local History
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Mid 19th Century Dates (1851 - 1870)
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1851 | Gasworks opened in Wellington Street. | |
1853 | A new Wesleyan Chapel opened in the Upper High Street. | |
1854 | County Police Station opened in Park Street. | |
1855 | Thame Agricultural Society began. Link | |
1856 | Thame Gazette first appeared. | |
1857 | Parliament authorized railway extension to Thame. | |
1858 | Thame Railway Station opened, as a terminus | |
1861 |
County Court opened.
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The Star and Garter was first recorded. The Falcon opened. |
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1864 |
Railway extended from Thame to Oxford. Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in East Street |
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1865 |
Thame Baptists rebuilt their chapel. |
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1867 |
Local railway taken over by Great Western Railways. |
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1869 | Primitive Methodists opened a new chapel in Moreton |