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1837 - 1901Born: 24 May 1819, Kensington Palace, London Britain's longest reigning monarch saw in the world-wide introduction of Greenwich Mean Time. A time of railways, Dickens and the height of the British Empire. Timeline1838: The railway (railroad) arrives at Greenwich. 1851: Our Lady of the Sea (neo-gothic church) built by William Wardell 1851: First telegraphic cable laid under English Channel (La Manche) prompts need for international time. 1852: Charles Shepherd builds Master Clock at Greenwich to distribute pulses nationally. 1865: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) based part of "Our Mutual Friend" in Greenwich. Dined at Trafalgar Tavern. 1866: First Transatlantic Cable laid by ss Great Britain built opposite Greenwich at Millwall 1869: Cutty Sark built - now in Dry Dock at Greenwich. 1873: Royal Naval College established at Greenwich. 1880: 2 August: Greenwich Mean Time adopted as legal time in Britain. 1881: Sir William Christie appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich 1883: 18 November - Greenwich Mean Time adopted in USA. 1884: 1 November - International Meridian Conference in Washington DC recognises GMT and establishes Prime Meridian at Greenwich. 1897: Blackwall Tunnel built under River Thames 1889: Sebastian de Ferranti builds the first ever large scale power station in the world at Deptford. |
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