| Local | ||
| National | Eddystone Lighthouse completed {1703} | |
| International |
1701
| Local | ||
| National | Seed drill - Jethro Tull | Captain Kidd hanged for piracy (23/2) |
| International | Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut founded |
1702
| Local | Tong Hall | |
| National | Queen Anne {until 1714} | The Daily Courant - first daily paper in London (11/3) [Flickr] |
| International |
1703
| Local | ||
| National | Port becomes popular in England | |
| International | St Petersburg foundations laid | Delaware becomes a separate colony |
1704
| Local | West Riding Register of Deeds, Wakefield opened | |
| National | ||
| International | Battle of Blenheim | Boston New-Letter - first newspaper in America |
1705
| Local | Manor Hall, Kirkgate {18?} | First postmaster appointed (part-time) |
| National | Edmund Halley announces discovery of a Comet | Blenheim Palace |
| International |
1706
| Local | ||
| National | Riots in Scotland over proposed Union Evening Post - first evening newspaper |
Sun Fire Office founded in London |
| International |
1707
| Local | Esholt Hall | Baptist group formed at Heaton |
| National | Act of Union - England and Scotland (1/5) Charles Wesley born (18/12) |
Counting pulse beats - John Floyer |
| International |
1708
| Local | ||
| National | Steam Pump - Thomas Newcomen | |
| International | British capture Minorca |
1709
| Local | Moor House Farmhouse, Allerton Road | |
| National | Coke used for smelting iron - Abraham Darby | Copyright Act |
| International | Pianoforte - Bartolomeo Cristofori |
| Local | Haigh Hall, Grengates | |
| National | Examiner | |
| International | Prussian Blue dye | Napoleon and Josephine divorced (9/1) [Flickr] |
1711
| Local | Heaton Baptist Chapel {?} | |
| National | London Academy of Arts Spectator |
Tuning Fork - John Shore |
| International |
1712
| Local | ||
| National | Last execution for witchcraft in England | Stamp Act - Stamp Duty imposed on newspapers and advertisements |
| International |
1713
| Local | Eccleshill Hall | 18 "gentlemen" made freemasons |
| National | ||
| International | War with France ended |
1714
| Local | ||
| National | King George I {until 1727} | Mercury thermometer - DG Fahrenheit |
| International |
1715
| Local | Parish Church bells recast | |
| National | Jacobite rebellion Folding umbrella patented |
Water tight suit for diving - John Lethbridge |
| International | Martell - cognac |
1716
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| International |
1717
| Local | Upper Chapel, Idle | |
| National | ||
| International |
1718
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
1719
| Local | ||
| National | Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe | |
| International |
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International | Jack "Calico Jack" Rackham (pirate) was hanged |
1721
| Local | ||
| National | PM - Sir Robert Walpole - Whig {1742} | |
| International |
1722
| Local | ||
| National | Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe | |
| International |
1723
| Local | Beckfoot Bridge, Bingley [stone] | |
| National | Sir Christopher Wren died (25/2) [Flickr] | |
| International |
1724
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International | Remy Martin - cognac |
1725
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International | Giacomo Casanova born (5/4) |
1726
| Local | ||
| National | Gullivers Travels - Jonathan Swift | |
| International |
1727
| Local | St James Church, Tong | |
| National | King George II {until 1760} | |
| International |
1728
| Local | ||
| National | James Cook born | |
| International |
1729
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
| Local | ||
| National | Stock Exchange quotations - Daily Advertiser, London | |
| International |
1731
| Local | ||
| National | Daniel Defoe died (24/4) [Flickr] | |
| International |
1732
| Local | ||
| National | Sir Richard Arkwright born | John Gay died (4/12) [Flickr] |
| International |
1733
| Local | ||
| National | Flying shuttle - John Kay | |
| International |
1734
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
1735
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
1736
| Local | ||
| National | James Watt born | Rubber from India introduced to Europe |
| International |
1737
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
1738
| Local | Bradford Workhouse, Barkerend | |
| National | ||
| International |
1739
| Local | ||
| National | Dick Turpin hanged at York (7/4) | |
| International | War of Jenkin's Ear - Spain {1748} |
| Local | First attempt at water supply | |
| National | ||
| International |
1741
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
1742
| Local | Abraham Sharp (Mathematician/Astronomer died (18/7) [External link] | |
| National | PM - Earl of Wilmington - Whig {1743} | |
| International |
1743
| Local | Edmund Cartwright born | |
| National | PM - Henry Pelham - Whig {1754} | First performance of The Messiah by Handel (22/3) |
| International | Fire extinguisher invented |
1744
| Local | Methodist society formed Rev John Wesley visited |
Waterworks company founded |
| National | ||
| International |
1745
| Local | Rev John Wesley preached at Horton and Bradford (25/4) | |
| National | '45 Rebellion - Charles Edward Stuart | Jonathan Swift died |
| International |
1746
| Local | John Wesley made his third visit (24/1) | |
| National | Battle of Culloden | |
| International |
1747
| Local | First Wesleyan society formed | |
| National | Last judicial beheading - Lord Lovat (9/4) | |
| International |
1748
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
1749
| Local | ||
| National | Charcoal used to smelt iron | |
| International |
| Local | Leathers Chemicals, Canal Road {1972} | |
| National | ||
| International |
1751
| Local | ||
| National | ||
| International |
1752
| Local | Bowling Tide holiday instituted | "Whiitle & Steel" public house, Town End, Clayton |
| National | Franklin discovers electricity | Gregorian calendar adopted (14/9) |
| International |
1753
| Local | Bingley Market Hall & Butter Cross | First record of Catholics since 1535 |
| National | ||
| International |
1754
| Local | Leeds Intelligencer | |
| National | PM - Duke of Newcastle - Whig {1756} | |
| International |
1755
| Local | Colne to Bradford turnpike | |
| National | Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (15/4) | |
| International |
1756
| Local | First Sunday School - Feversham Street | |
| National | PM - Duke of Devonshire - Whig {1757} | |
| International | Seven Years War - India |
1757
| Local | ||
| National | PM - Duke of Newcastle - Whig {1762} | |
| International |
1758
| Local | ||
| National | Guinness Brewery | |
| International |
1759
| Local | ||
| National | British Museum, Montague House, London opened (15/1) | Venetian Blinds patented Edward Beran, London |
| International | Quebec surrendered to the British (18/9) |
| Local | First Bradford Bank established | |
| National | King George III {until 1820} | First hanging at Tyburn - Lord Ferrers (5/5) |
| International |
1761
| Local | ||
| National | Duke of Bridgewater's canal | |
| International |
1762
| Local | ||
| National | PM - Eral of Bute - Tory {1763} | |
| International |
1763
| Local | ||
| National | PM - George Grenville - Whig {1765} | Pit ponies used in mines |
| International |
1764
| Local | John Hustler proposed Leeds-Liverpool Canal | |
| National | Spinning Jenny - Thomas Highs | |
| International |
1765
| Local | Octagon Wesleyan Chapel | Arkwrights Spinning Jenny first used |
| National | PM - Marquess of Rockingham - Whig {66} | |
| International | Hennessy - cognac |
1766
| Local | St Johns Church, Bierley | Leeds-Liverpool Canal - 1st meeting of promoters |
| National | PM - Earl of Chatham - Whig {1767} | |
| International |
1767
| Local | ||
| National | PM - Duke of Grafton - Whig {1770} | Iron rails used in coal mines |
| International |
1768
| Local | Leeds Liverpool Canal surveyed | |
| National | Spinning Frame - Richard Arkwright First modern circus (6/4) |
Steam engine patented by James Watt |
| International | Encyclopaedia Britannia |
1769
| Local | Piece Hall | Bishop Blaize Festival (1st) |
| National | Pomfret Cake (Pontefract) | Marc Isambard Brunel born (25/4) |
| International | First circus |
| Local | Myrtle Grove (Town Hall), Bingley | Act for construction of Leeds Liverpool Canal |
| National | PM - Lord North - Tory {1782} | William Wordsworth born (7/4) |
| International | Captain Cook discovered Australia | Pencil eraser invented |
1771
| Local | Act for construction of Bradford Canal | Thornton - commons & waste land enclosed |
| National | First modern textile factory - Derbyshire | |
| International |
1772
| Local | ||
| National | Manchester to Liverpool canal | |
| International |
1773
| Local | Leeds Liverpool Canal - Skipton to Bingley Piece Hall, Kirkgate (2/8){186?} Bradford Subscription Library formed (27/10) Bradford Canal Navigation (22/3) |
First Canal Company formed First Sunday School opened Bradford Canal? opened (27/10) |
| National | ||
| International | Boston Tea Party (16/12) | Captain Cook meets King of Tonga |
1774
| Local | Bradford Canal opened Leeds Liverpool Canal : Skipton to Thackley (21/3) |
Bradford Library & Literary society formed Bingley Five Rise Locks (21/3) |
| National | ||
| International |
1775
| Local | Great flood (20/10) First recorded importation of wool |
Leeds - White Cloth Hall Map of part of Yorkshire [Flickr] |
| National | First Building Society - Ketley & Birmingham Arkwrights water powered spinning frame |
Jane Austen Born |
| International | American War of Independence {1783} | "Boston Tea Party" (16/12) |
1776
| Local | Several collieries were being worked | |
| National | ||
| International | USA - Declaration of Independence |
1777
| Local | Leeds Liverpool Canal - Thackley to Leeds | Rev Patrick Bronte born (17/3) |
| National | Bass Brewery | |
| International | Battle of Princeton - American War of Independence (3/1) |
1778
| Local | Bowling Iron Co founded | |
| National | William Pitt the Elder died (11/5) | |
| International |
1779
| Local | Court of Requests - recovery of debts | Halifax - Piece Hall |
| National | Spinning Mule - James Crompton Captain James Cook killed in Hawaii (14/2) |
Iron Bridge over River Severn - Darby |
| International |
| Local | ||
| National | Duplicating machine patented - James Watt "Willow pattern" design on pottery |
British Gazette and Sunday Monitor - first Sunday
newspaper (27/3) |
| International |
1781
| Local | Population 4,700 (estimate) Luddite rioting - against the use of steam power |
Chapel, Little Horton Lane Bradford Bank collapsed |
| National | Rotary steam engine - Boulton & Watt | British surrendered at Yorktown, USA (19/10) |
| International | Planet Uranus discovered (13/3) |
1782
| Local | Westgate Baptist Chapel (23/3) | Market building erected - not used until 1801 |
| National | PM - Earl of Shelburne - Whig {1783} | Battle of The Saintes - American War of Independence |
| International |
1783
| Local | ||
| National | PM - Duke of Portland - Coalition {1783} PM - William Pitt - Tory {1801} |
"Puddling" process - wrought iron |
| International |
1784
| Local | Bowling Ironworks Company formed | |
| National | Lord Palmerstone born | Methodist Church - John Wesley |
| International |
1785
| Local | Parish Church - South gallery First book printed in Bradford |
Shelf Chapel |
| National | The Daily Universal Register (1/1) [Flickr] | |
| International |
1786
| Local | Organ installed in Parish Church | 96 Main Street, Wilsden |
| National | First potato arrived in England - Sir Thomas Harriot | |
| International | Ice cream manufactured commercially (New York) |
1787
| Local | ||
| National | First convicts sent to Australia (13/5) | |
| International |
1788
| Local | Low Moor Iron Co Ltd founded | St John's Church, Rooley Lane (John Carr of York) |
| National | Sir Robert Peel born Steam Engine - James Watt Death of Thomas Gainsborough (2/8) [Flickr] |
The Times (1/1)
[Flickr] British Fleet sail into Port Jackson (Sidney Harbour) (26/1) [Flickr] |
| International | Sheep imported into Australia |
1789
| Local | Bowling Iron Company established | |
| National | Richard Oastler born | |
| International | USA - George Washington - 1st president (30/4) Mutiny on the Bounty (28/4) James Fenimore Cooper born (15/9) |
National elections in the USA Storming of the Bastille (14/7) [Flickr] |
| Local | Waterworks Company incorporated 6/8 Holroyd Hill, Wibsey |
First Spinning Jenny in Bradford |
| National | Dr Joseph Guillotine demonstrated | Adam Smith died (19/7) [Flickr] |
| International | Shoelace invented | Benjamin Franklin died (17/4) [Flickr] |
1791
| Local | ||
| National | Rev John Wesley died (2/3) | Observer |
| International | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died (5/12) [Flickr] |
1792
| Local | Bradford Directory published Worsted spinning by water power commenced |
Hewenden Mill, Wilsden |
| National | Sir Richard Arkwright died (3/8) [Flickr] | Pall Mall, London lit by gas lights |
| International | Napoleonic Wars {1815} White House, Washington DC - foundation stone (13/10) |
France approved use of guillotine |
1793
| Local | Luddites stopped first attempt at steam power First spinning factory |
Lee Farm, Wilsden [rebuilt] |
| National | Friendly Societies Act | |
| International | USA - George Washington | King Louis XVI guillotined (21/1) |
1794
| Local | Hand spinning frame introduced - Paper Hall | |
| National | Cotton Gin patented by Eli Whitney | |
| International |
1795
| Local | Independent Chapel, Wilsden | Great flood (8/2) |
| National | Josiah Wedgwood died (3/1) [Flickr] | |
| International |
1796
| Local | Kipping House, Thornton | |
| National | Smallpox vaccine - Edward Jenner | Robert Burns died (21/7) [Flickr] |
| International | Napoleon married Josephine (9/3) |
1797
| Local | Population 5,000 [estimate] | |
| National | One pound note issued (26/2) Admiral Nelson - arm amputated |
Beer pump invented - Joseph Bramah |
| International | USA - John Adams First parachute jump - Andre-Jacques Garnerin (22/10) [Flickr] |
Recipe for absinthe purchased by Mr Pernod |
1798
| Local | First steam powered worsted mill | Luddite rioting against steam power |
| National | ||
| International |
1799
| Local | "Charleys" - watchmen appointed | First castings at Low Moor |
| National | Nirous oxide used as anaesthetic - Davy | Income Tax introduced (6/1) [Flickr] |
| International |