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Christchurch in the 1900's
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| 1902 |
The first main drains are
installed preventing water supply
contamination.
Additions are made to the Old Town Hall.
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| 1903 |
The Bournemouth & Poole Electricity Supply Company start operations in Bargates.
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| 1905 Oct 17th |
The first Trams start running.
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| 1906 |
Restoration of the Priory. |
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| 1908 |
Milling operations cease at
Place Mill and
the last miller there moves to Warwick.
April 25th and a late snowstorm blankets Christchurch in snow.
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Christchurch in the 1910's
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| 1910 |
Place Mill
leased to the Keynes family as a boathouse.
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| 1911 |
Convent Walk opened to the public as part of King George V's coronation celebrations.
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| 1912 |
The nave of the Priory refloored after the box pews of 1841 were removed.
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| 1914 |
The First World War breaks out.
The Post Office
moves from Bridge Street to the High Street.
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| 1915 Jan |
Bridge Street was flooded.
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Christchurch in the 1920's
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| 1920 |
The West hampshire Water Company buy
Knapp Mill.
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| 1921 |
Knapp Mill was demolished.
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Christchurch in the 1930's
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| 1934 |
Electric lighting is installed to the Priory.
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| 1935 June 4th |
Alma Rattenbury commits suicide at Three Arches Bend.
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| 1936 Apr 8th |
The last Trams and first Trolleybuses run through Christchurch.
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| 1937 |
Town Bridge repaired and strengthened.
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Christchurch in the 1940's
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Christchurch in the 1950's
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Christchurch in the 1960's
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Christchurch in the 1970's
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| 1973 |
The Dolphin Inn in Church Street was demolished to make way for shops and offices.
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| 1974 |
The first edition of Reginald Cox's booklet The Christchurch Miller's Boy is published.
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Christchurch in the 1980's
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| 1980 |
Place Mill becomes vacant again.
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| 1981 |
Christchurch Borough Council decides to restore Place Mill itself.
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| 1983 July 28th |
The newly-restored Place Mill is officially openend to the public by Reginald Cox.
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Christchurch in the 1990's
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| 1999 |
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The Stables' in Dragoon Way,
built in 1795 to house the Royal Horse Artillery, converted into 20 flats.
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