A hospital opened in Stockton in 1862 and a public library opened in 1877.
(meta data) TITLE: Stockton History Timeline – This is Stockton on Tees Saturday , August 24 2019 ## This is Stockton on Tees Stockton Accommodation, Restaurants, Visit Stockton Home / History of Stockton / Stockton History Timeline # Stockton History Timeline History of Stockton 7,562 Views 1138 The manor of Stockton was created 1189 Purchased by Bishop Pudsey of Durham 13th Century The Bishop of Durham turns Stockton into a borough 1310 Stockton has a market. It is also a busy little port with a population of about 1,000. 1376 Stockton Castle is first referred to 1644-46 Stockton is occupied by the Scots 1700 Shipbuilding in Stockton flourishes. The port also prospers. The population of Stockton is about 2,000. 1735 The Town Hall is built 1766 The first theatre in Stockton opens 1769 The first stone bridge across the Tees is built 1822 Stockton gains gas light 1825 The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens 1832 Cholera kills 126 people in Stockton 1849 Cholera kills another 20 people in Stockton 1851 Stockton has a population of about 10,000 1859 Death of John Walker 1877 The First public library opens in Stockton 1883 Ropner Park opens. Victoria Bridge opens. 1897 Electric trams begin running in the streets of Stockton 1901 Stockton has a population of 51,000 1931 Trams stop running in Stockton 1953 Preston Hall Museum is founded 1973 Castlegate Shopping Centre opens 1992 The University of Teeside opens. Princess of Wales Bridge is built. 1995 Tees Barrage opens 1998 The Open Technology Centre opens 2009 Stockton has a population of 83,490 2011 Infinity Bridge Opens Stockton History 2012-07-10 Tags Stockton History ### Related Articles ### Stockton History 16th – 19th Century July 10, 2012 ### The Name Stockton (Etymology) July 10, 2012 ### Stockton Town Hall History July 10, 2012 ### Check Also ## Stockton from Past to Present Day Stockton-on-Tees is in the North of England in the United Kingdom, 250 miles(400km) north of #### Weather Stockton-on-Tees overcast clouds humidity: 82% wind: 2km/h S H 19 • L 15 We #### #### Recent Posts Elite Serviced Apartments in Yarm Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park Yarm High Street Globe Theatre Saltholme Wildlife Reserve and Discovery Park #### Find us on Facebook #### Follow us on Google+
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This was the world's first passenger railway, connecting Stockton with Shildon. The opening of the railway greatly boosted Stockton, making it easier to bring coal to the factories; however the port declined as business had moved down river to Middlesbrough. 
 Stockton witnessed another discovery in 1827. Local chemist John Walker invented the friction match in his shop at 59 High Street. The first sale of the matches was recorded in his sales-book on 7 April 1827, to a Mr. Hixon, a solicitor in the town. Since he did not obtain a patent, Walker received neither fame nor wealth for his invention, but he was able to retire some years before his death. He died in 1859 at the age of 78 and is buried in the parish churchyard in Norton village. 
 The first bell for Big Ben was cast by John Warner and Sons in Norton on 6 August 1856, but became damaged beyond repair while being tested on site and had to be replaced by a foundry more local to Westminster.