- 1138 On this date the Cistercian Order were granted a charter for the founding of Borde more......
- 1138 Waleran de Beaumont, Lord of Worcester, lays foundation stone of Cistercian Abbey more......
- 1300 Early in the history of the monastery the name Red Dyche (Redditch) came into ex more......
- 1538 The abbey prospered for some hundreds of years until it was dissolved by King Henr more......
- 1542 Manor of Bordesley given to Lord Windsor by Henry VIII in exchange for Manor of St more......
- 1650 A William Lee began manufacturing needles in Studley. This was essentially a cotta more......
- 1680 s By this time needles were main employment in Redditch more......
- 1687 Small gatehouse chapel at St Stephen restored by Earl of Plymouth for worship by l more......
- 1704 Quakers build first house of worship in town on site of Present Washford Mills in more......
- 1730 The firm of Henry Millward founded at the original Washord Mill (the mill which is more......
- 1730 Henry Milward and Sons founded. more......
- 1752 John Wesley first visits Redditch, and preaches on town "green" or common. more......
- 1756 John Wesley's second visit more......
- 1785 The famous needle manufacturer, Abel Morrel was founded more......
- 1785 Abel Morrall founded more......
- 1799 - Estimated 2,000 people now engaged in needlemaking in area. more......
- 1800 Serious riot took place at Redditch on account of the high price of provisions more......
- 1800 Around this time the population of Redditch had risen to about 1000 more......
- 1800 Bromsgrove Militia called to Redditch to disperse mobs noting over bread prices. more......
- 1803 The famous fishhook manufacturer Samual Alcock founded more......
- 1803 Samuel AUcock founds fishing tackle and hooks business. more......
- 1806 Redditch Militia formed. more......
- 1807 The Tardebigge wharf on Birmingham-Worcester canal was opened. This gave Redditch more......
- 1808 St Stephen's Chapel on the Green consecrated. more......
- 1817 Chapel on the Green Dedicated in 1807 and completed in 1808 and built from stone f more......
- 1822 Estimated 4,000 people engaged in needlemaking. more......
- 1824 Stone lock-up erected at Alcester Street junction with Red Lion Street. more......
- 1826 The Turnpike system arrived at Redditch with the building of the Pershore Road. Th more......
- 1828 Great South Road to Birmingham opens. more......
- 1829 Earl of Plymouth builds elementary school for poor at Bates Hill junction with Un more......
- 1830 Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership lately subsisting between us, the und more......
- 1832 The Earl of PlymouthThe royal party visited Hewell in November 1832 and the party more......
- 1832 The cholera has made its appearance at Redditch more......
- 1832 The provisions of the Act ll. Geo.4th, Cap 27, entitled "An Act for the Watching a more......
- 1832 Fifty die in cholera epidemic. more......
- 1834 Opening of a new Catholic ChurchMount Carmel ChurchOpened 24th April 1834 more......
- 1834 Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church consecrated. more......
- 1837 Webb's bakery established. more......
- 1838 We have been informed by a Commercial Gentleman that a letter for London must be p more......
- 1838 The attempt made to establish races at this spirited little place (Charles Whadc more......
- 1840 A Petition presented to the Needle Manufacturers more......
- 1840 RedditchThe Marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, Monday February 10th 1840 more......
- 1840 With the development of steam power, industry was able to move from its reliance o more......
- 1842 New Chapel of Ease at Ipsley Worcestershire Chronicle Berrows Worcester JournalThu more......
- 1843 The Duc de Bourdeaux and suite, visited Redditch, on Wednesday last, for the purpo more......
- 1843 The Wesleyan Methodists of Headless Cross, near Redditch, have recently erected tw more......
- 1843 Gas Works opens in Gas Street (Windsor Street). more......
- 1843 Bates Hill Wesleyan chapel opens. more......
- 1844 The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company on Monday commenced the conveyance o more......
- 1844 First gaslit streets. more......
- 1845 The Redditch Teetotal Society celebrated their sixth anniversary on Wednesday last more......
- 1846 New National Schools more......
- 1846 The Allotment System more......
- 1846 National school (St Stephen's) opens in Peakman Street. more......
- 1848 New MagistratesHenry Milward Esq. and Charles Milward Esq., brothers of Redditch, more......
- 1848 Prize FightOne of those brutal exhibitions called prize fights took place on a pie more......
- 1849 Literary more......
- 1849 Opening of a new chapelAt the new primitive Methodist chapel on Sunday last, a Mrs more......
- 1850 An elephant escapes from the Fair more......
- 1850 The Championship of England this very dubious honour, with 200 sovs. a side, was on more......
- 1850 Headless CrossAn arrangement has just been completed, by which this neighbourhood more......
- 1850 The "Truck System" and "Tommy Shops"We are informed that the iniquitous truck syst more......
- 1850 25 million needles and 5 million fishhooks made in town per week more......
- 1851 Needle-Making more......
- 1852 Redditch Worcestershire Horde Racing. These races took place on Monday and Tuesda more......
- 1852 A Hurricane Shortly after nine oclock in the forenoon of Saturday sennight the tow more......
- 1852 Smallpox and VaccinationsAt Redditch and at Headless Cross, small-pox has prevaile more......
- 1852 Fire Steam-mill of Mr Affifi Lely, hook and eye manufacturer, Wellington Street more......
- 1852 Revival of Redditch horse racing more......
- 1852 State of the Roads Roads kept in so bad a state as Redditch and its neighbourhood more......
- 1853 Dorcas Society This very useful society has been in operation for three years, dur more......
- 1853 Last Services at the Chapel St Stephens Church, Church Green Foundation stone la more......
- 1854 Early News Mr Doughty, the spirited proprietor of the coach and waggons plying bet more......
- 1854 Philharmonic SocietyA meeting was held last week at Smiths Temperance Hotel, for t more......
- 1854 English Needles in the New York Exhibition A bronze medal has been awarded in the more......
- 1854 Redditch Institute (Public Library's forerunner) opens. more......
- 1855 The Paris Exhibition more......
- 1855 Herbert Terry began in small workshop and, by his inventiveness, quickly expanded more......
- 1855 Bishop of Worcester consecrates St Stephen's parish church on Chapel on the Green more......
- 1855 HerbertTerry and Sons springmaker established. more......
- 1857 Postal RegulationsWe are informed that application has been made for a second dail more......
- 1857 Fire at the Red Lion Inn more......
- 1857 State of Trade more......
- 1858 Adoption of the public Health Act at Redditch more......
- 1858 A Disappointment more......
- 1858 A Step in the Right Direction more......
- 1858 The State of Trade more......
- 1858 Turning the First Sod of the Redditch RailwayPerrys Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette more......
- 1858 Be more......
- 1858 Wallets Great Equestrian Company continued more......
- 1858 Local Government Act more......
- 1859 Sir John Ratcliff, Mayor of Birmingham, laid the foundation-stone of a new School more......
- 1859 The Streets more......
- 1859 Mr Bartleet, of Redditch said he had suffered very greatly as a needle manufacture more......
- 1859 The Local Government Act more......
- 1859 Lighting of the Town more......
- 1859 The opening of the new Railway line has been postponed for a month. more......
- 1859 Opening of the Railway more......
- 1859 Laying the Foundation Stone of the Wesleyan Day and Sunday Schools. - more......
- 1859 The construction of the railway line to Redditch from Barnt Green began in 1858 a more......
- 1859 William Heming founded the Redditch Indicator Local Newspaper. more......
- 1859 W. T. Hemming establishes Redditch Indicator, on Prospect Hill. more......
- 1859 Gas Works removes to Birmingham Road. more......
- 1859 Redditch Building Society formed. more......
- 1859 Railway opened up to Redditch. more......
- 1862 The Baroness Windsor has given a shooting ground to the Redditch more......
- 1862 Diabolical Attempt at Wholesale Murder Near Redditch more......
- 1862 The districts of Crabbs Cross and Astwood Bank were lighted with gas on Tuesday la more......
- 1862 Mr Bartlett Counterfeit labels more......
- 1862 New Petty Sessional Division of the County, to be called "The Redditch Division" more......
- 1862 Redditch made a petty sessional division. more......
- 1863 Redditch The Earthquake more......
- 1863 County Police expenditure on the police-station, cells and magistrates rooms more......
- 1863 Dramatic Entertainment more......
- 1863 Royal Marriage (The marriage was of Prince Albert Edward (Prince of Wales), who b more......
- 1863 The All England Cricket Eleven have engaged to play Twenty-two of Redditch and nei more......
- 1863 The New Lock Up more......
- 1864 Redditch Police Station completed in Evesham Street more......
- 1865 The Health of the town has for some time been far from good more......
- 1865 more......
- 1865 Workmen have been employed in pulling down two tenements more......
- 1866 To Builders more......
- 1866 The Saturday Nights Entertainment more......
- 1866 The Post Office more......
- 1866 The Works of the Redditch and Evesham Railway have been fairly commenced at the Re more......
- 1866 Factory Act Extension Act more......
- 1867 New Roman Catholic Schools more......
- 1867 Opening of a New Baptist Chapel more......
- 1867 The Post Office has this week been removed to its new site on Prospect Hill, Reddi more......
- 1867 The Telegraph more......
- 1868 Opening of a New Concert Hall more......
- 1868 St Lukes Church, Headless Cross near Redditch more......
- 1868 The Evesham and Redditch Railway more......
- 1868 The Vine Music Room was opened on Saturday last. more......
- 1868 Forgeries of Trade Mark more......
- 1868 The railway line was extended from Redditch to Evesham and Ashchurch (the London l more......
- 1868 Roman Catholic school built. more......
- 1869 Concert by the Amateur Musical Society more......
- 1869 The Gas Question more......
- 1870 Choral Society more......
- 1870 Church Consecration St Philips Church St Philip the Apostle, Webheath Consecrated more......
- 1870 By this time the population of Redditch was about 7000 more......
- 1871 Sangers Great Hippodrome and Circus more......
- 1872 A School of Art for Redditch more......
- 1872 Local Board more......
- 1872 Re-opening of the Roman Catholic Church more......
- 1873 Millwards Redditch Local Board more......
- 1873 The Redditch Local Board more......
- 1874 Opening of a New Wesleyan Chapel more......
- 1875 Election of Local Board Members more......
- 1875 Extension of the Local Board Boundary more......
- 1875 New Church at Redditch. St Georges Parish Church, St Georges Road, Redditch Built more......
- 1876 Fall of a Building more......
- 1876 Local Board more......
- 1876 The Baptist Schools more......
- 1876 St George's church consecrated. more......
- 1878 Evesham, Redditch and Stratford Railway more......
- 1878 The Redditch Local Board more......
- 1879 Opening of a Cocoa House more......
- 1879 First bicycles made in Redditch by Charles Cross, in Windsor Street. more......
- 1880 Needle Makers Association more......
- 1880 The Rifle Band more......
- 1880 Balloon Descent more......
- 1880 Church Green Improvements more......
- 1880 First union of needle finishers formed. more......
- 1880 St Stephen's churchyard enclosed. more......
- 1880 Town Band formed. more......
- 1881 A Public Bathing Place more......
- 1881 Enlargement of the Wesleyan Chapel more......
- 1881 Local Board more......
- 1881 The Jubilee Singers more......
- 1881 The Weather more......
- 1881 Captain Vctor Milward has been appointed Major of the 2nd Worcestershire Rifles. more......
- 1881 Re-opening of the Wesleyan Chapel more......
- 1881 Sewage disposal works completed. more......
- 1881 First streets pavea in town centre. more......
- 1882 The demonstration of the Blue Ribbon Army A Tribute to Mr Murphy and the Blue Ribb more......
- 1882 Fire Mr Hollingtons Draper Shop more......
- 1882 Opening of the New Bathing Place more......
- 1882 The Improvement of the Railway Station more......
- 1882 Messrs John Sanger and Sons Circus more......
- 1882 Sangers Circus more......
- 1882 Balloon Ascent more......
- 1882 Recreation Ground for Headless Cross more......
- 1882 Local Board more......
- 1882 Assassination attempt on Queen Victoria (In 1882 at Royal Windsor. more......
- 1882 Swimming baths open in Hewell Road. more......
- 1883 Gift from Lord Windsor more......
- 1883 St George's school opens. Ornamental fountain in churchyard gifted by R. S. Bartl more......
- 1884 Redditch Park Road Room. The Court Minstrels (Livermore Brothers) gave a performan more......
- 1884 The Resignation of the Vicar.The Rev. G. F. Fessey after 42 years more......
- 1885 The New Puublic Hall. This handsome public room was opened on Wednesday evening by more......
- 1885 Restoration of Beoley Church more......
- 1885 The New Temperance Hall, Redditch more......
- 1885 Racing at Redditch to be revived more......
- 1885 Lord Windsors New Mansion more......
- 1885 Theatrical Licence for the new Temperance Hall more......
- 1885 The New Public Hall more......
- 1885 New School of Art and Institute for Redditch more......
- 1885 Execution of Moses Shrimpton more......
- 1885 Constable James Davies, of Beoley, murdered by poacher Moses Shrimpton who was sub more......
- 1886 New Institute and School of Art For Redditch more......
- 1886 Public Hall with Miss Vesta Tilley more......
- 1886 A petition (On the 1881 census Edith Jennings aged 12, lived with her parents Wil more......
- 1886 A Girl Sentenced to Penal Servitude Edith Jennings more......
- 1887 The Weather more......
- 1887 The Needle Industry more......
- 1887 Public Hall. Miss Vesta Tilley paid us her annual visit on Tuesday last, more......
- 1887 The Queens Jubilee more......
- 1887 Fifty Million Needles a week more......
- 1887 General Post Office opens in Church Road. more......
- 1888 School of Art and Public Library and Public Hall open in Church Road. more......
- 1889 The Shah at Bromsgrove and Hewll The Shahs Departure from Worcestershire continued more......
- 1889 The Late Primrose League Soiree The Prime Minister was Robert Arthur Talbot Gasco more......
- 1889 New Congregational Schools more......
- 1889 Public Hall Managers, Messrs. Charles White and SonMr J. O. Stewarts company more......
- 1889 Memorial window in memory of the late Vicar, The Rev. G. f. Fessey more......
- 1890 The firm of Messrs. H. Milward and Sons, the well-known manufacturers of needles a more......
- 1890 Exhibition Chess by Mr Blackburne (Joseph Henry Blackburne, 18411924, was named " more......
- 1891 Serious Fire at Redditch more......
- 1891 Midland Counties Cross County Championship, Redditch more......
- 1891 The Temperance HallThe Sleeping Beauty more......
- 1891 Free Education more......
- 1891 New Primitive Wesleyan Chapel more......
- 1891 Congregational Church more......
- 1892 Public Improvements more......
- 1892 Munificent Gift of an Hospital more......
- 1892 The Bricklayers Strike at Redditch more......
- 1892 Cycling Sports at Redditch more......
- 1892 St Stephen's renovated through £1,000 from William Smallwood Esq. more......
- 1892 Eadie Manufacturing established. more......
- 1893 Carpenters Strike at Redditch more......
- 1893 Lantern Parade more......
- 1893 Fire at a Manufactory more......
- 1893 Lord George Sangers Circus At one time George Sanger worked with his brother Joh more......
- 1894 The Latest Bicycle more......
- 1894 Our Redditch correspondent writes more......
- 1894 Reopening of Redditch Parish Church more......
- 1894 A Village Club for Webheath more......
- 1894 Redditch Urban District Council formed. more......
- 1895 For Sale – Fox and Goose Hotel more......
- 1895 Mr Albert Chevaliers Recitals more......
- 1895 Lady Windsor is to open the Smallwood Hospital more......
- 1895 Memorial Window more......
- 1895 Items of Interest – A Wonderful Pin more......
- 1895 Items of InterestA Wonderful Pin more......
- 1895 Smallwood Hospital opened by Lady Windsor. more......
- 1895 Cyclonic gale causes widespread damage; buildings wrecked include Wesleyan chapel more......
- 1896 Fire at Redditch more......
- 1897 James Harris of Redditch has died in terrible agony from hydrophobia (Rabies) more......
- 1897 The Enfield Cycle Company was created in Hunt End. This grew from the Townseld cyc more......
- 1897 Bandstand erected in churchyard. more......
- 1897 Lock-up demolished. New police station opens in Church Road (old station converted more......
- 1898 Public Hall In "The Sign of the Cross" The Ben Greet company 1902-1914, Ben Greet more......
- 1898 The Redditch Needle Trade- amalgamation of the firms Henry Milward and Sons, Limit more......
- 1898 First annual Hospital Saturday (Carnival forerunner). more......
- 1898 Enfield Cycles established. more......
- 1899 The trustees of the United Methodist Free Church cause at Redditch have purchased more......
- 1899 The Closing season will be the last of the Washford Mills Cricket Club more......
- 1900 For sale in Adelaide Street the property formerly used as the Primitive Methodist more......
- 1900 Volunteer Artillery Corps., at Eadie Manufacturing Company of Redditch more......
- 1900 The detachment of the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment, which more......
- 1900 Celebrations in Redditch after the relief of Mafeking more......
- 1900 The Public rejoicing at the news of the relief of Ladysmith was marred by a seriou more......
- 1900 Five men from the Redditch Company of Volunteers set off for active service in Sou more......
- 1900 The population of Redditch was now about 14000 more......
- 1901 Memorial Service to Colonel Victor Milward to take place at St. Stephens Parish Ch more......
- 1901 At the churches here on Sunday special reference was made to the late Queen. A me more......
- 1902 The Execution at Worcester of Samuel Middleton for a Redditch Murder, more......
- 1902 Mr Austen Chamberlain at Redditch more......
- 1902 Redditch has now practically a monopoly more......
- 1903 Redditch Raid. "No Betting, No Trade more......
- 1904 Eadie Manufacturing Company more......
- 1904 Cycle Hands Strike more......
- 1905 The Boom in the Cycle Trade more......
- 1905 Redditch Football Club formed. more......
- 1907 Mr Charles Duncan, M.P. more......
- 1907 Cycle Amalgamation more......
- 1907 The Royal Enfield moved to the new Hewell Road site. more......
- 1907 Salvation Army Hall erected in Ipsley Street. more......
- 1908 Labour demonstration during visit of Keir Hardie (first Labour MP.) more......
- 1909 Redditch Secondary School opens in Easemore Road. more......
- 1911 First Employment Exchange in Alcester Street. more......
- 1911 Baden-Powell inspects Redditch Boy Scouts. more......
- 1912 Midland Red starts bus service in Redditch. more......
- 1912 Flood causes great damage; Beoley Brook rises by more than 7ft. more......
- 1913 Herbert Terry and Sons more......
- 1913 A Disastrous fire more......
- 1913 Redditch Petty Sessions. WednesdayBefore Mr J. Morgan (in the chair), Colonel H. S more......
- 1913 New Golf Course at Redditch more......
- 1913 Redditch Petty Sessions. WednesdayBefore Mr J. Morgan (in the chair), Mr G. F. Lyn more......
- 1913 The Midland Air Race more......
- 1914 Geo. H. Harbon, a music teacher and pianoforte tuner, was charged with Attempted M more......
- 1914 New Co-operative more......
- 1914 Aviation Fiasco more......
- 1914 The New £1 note more......
- 1914 Alleged Pollution of The River Arrow by Redditch Works more......
- 1914 Tardebigge Village Hall converted to a hospital for wounded soldiers from the West more......
- 1914 3,000 Rifles a Week more......
- 1914 Redditch FC win Birmingham Combination. more......
- 1915 Schools Closed for Diptheria more......
- 1915 Headless Cross School Accommodation more......
- 1915 A serious outbreak of fire occurred at Redditch on Saturday evening, a large porti more......
- 1915 J. H. Harper, Esq.., well-known local businessman, lost in Lusitania sinking. more......
- 1916 Sale of Redditch Baptist Church An Awkward Predicament more......
- 1916 Redditch Committees Protest Against child Labour more......
- 1916 Redditch District Education Committee decided to refuse the application for Boy La more......
- 1916 The snowstorm at Redditch was of remarkable violence and duration. more......
- 1916 Bostocks Unrivalled Circus, direct from France, is in Redditch, Friday next, May 2 more......
- 1916 Redditch School Closed more......
- 1917 Serious Factory Fire at more......
- 1917 A new Company, Redditch Hosiery Needles, registered with a capital of £15,000 in £ more......
- 1917 The closing services in the present Baptist Church were held on Sunday, when the p more......
- 1917 New Vicar of TardebiggeThe Rev. F. G. Ellerton, M.A., Oxford, Vicar of Ellesmere, more......
- 1917 Death of the Rev. Canon Charles Allan Dickins, M.A., Vicar of Tardebigge more......
- 1917 Womens Institute more......
- 1917 The Salvation Army more......
- 1918 By Direction of Albert Eadie Esq.,For Sale The Ipsley Estate more......
- 1918 Fire at Messrs. Hemmings factory in Hewell Road more......
- 1918 Redditch Christmas at the Churches more......
- 1918 Redditch Garden City more......
- 1918 The influenza epidemic has been severely felt in the Astwood Bank District with fa more......
- 1918 Influenza more......
- 1918 Batteries Limited purchased the ex-Enfield site in Hunt End and began manufacturin more......
- 1919 more......
- 1919 Consecration of Burial Ground more......
- 1919 A serious fire occurred on Saturday at the shops of Messrs. R. McGilchrist and E. more......
- 1919 The Proposed New Secondary School more......
- 1919 Presentation of a Tank at Reddtch more......
- 1919 Redditch Urban District more......
- 1919 Several Protests more......
- 1920 Serious Factory Fire at Redditch more......
- 1921 Light Without Dazzle Southcrest Evangelical Church, Plymouth Road, Southcrest, Red more......
- 1922 By Direction of the Earl of Plymouth, Valuable Freehold Property for Sale more......
- 1922 War Memorial unveiled by Viscount Windsor. more......
- 1923 Redditch Urban District Council A meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday nigh more......
- 1923 Buffaloes Hospital more......
- 1927 A Generous Gift to Redditch more......
- 1927 Big Fire at Redditch more......
- 1928 Permission for three picture houses in Redditch to open on Christmas Day more......
- 1928 BSA Closure more......
- 1928 Sewing the World more......
- 1929 Britannia Batteries began battery manufacture at the Union Street site which had b more......
- 1930 Where Do Needles Go? more......
- 1930 Town Carnival established. more......
- 1931 A ring of eight bells in the spire of Redditch Parish Church more......
- 1932 County High School opens in Easemore Road. more......
- 1932 Graf Zeppelin airship flies over (July 3). more......
- 1933 Hot Weather Fires in Redditch more......
- 1933 Mavis Bennett the well-known broadcasting singer (from Redditch) gets married more......
- 1933 Aviation Display at Redditch more......
- 1933 Feckenham and Webheath incorporated into Redditch. more......
- 1934 Surprise for Prince George more......
- 1935 The Silver Jubilee Celebration of King George V, the grandfather of Queen Elizabet more......
- 1935 Child Singers Triumph more......
- 1937 Thirty three years ago (1904) the Rev. T. Everard Healey, then Curate at St Stephe more......
- 1937 For Sale Newly Built Houses, Jubilee Road, Headless Cross more......
- 1937 New Manager at the Danilo Cinema more......
- 1937 Redditch Senior School Plans more......
- 1938 Redditch Urban Council more......
- 1938 First double-decker buses. more......
- 1939 A new gun that fires 7000 rounds in 30 minutes In full production The Birmingham S more......
- 1939 Resignation of Earl of Plymouth more......
- 1939 Smallwood Hospital £30,000 Extension Scheme Appeal more......
- 1939 Crabbs Cross Methodist Church Extensions more......
- 1939 Happy in their New Homes, 500 young evacuees in Redditch District more......
- 1939 More A.R.P. Wardens wanted more......
- 1939 Cedar Park Estate, Redditch Quality Houses more......
- 1939 Air Minister on Britains Strength We can go forward in calm confidence more......
- 1939 HDA began manufacturing at their brand new site in Windsor Road for the War effort more......
- 1939 High Duty Alloys factory opens in Windsor Road. more......
- 1939 Redditch FC wins Birmingham senior Cup for third time. more......
- 1940 Churchyard railings removed to aid war effort. more......
- 1941 The Duchess of Kent visits Redditch more......
- 1942 Death Sentence more......
- 1944 New to Heraldry more......
- 1944 Rosaires Royal Command Circus and Zoo The Rosaire family circus has entertained f more......
- 1945 60 Years Service more......
- 1945 Headless Cross Womens Institute more......
- 1945 Fun Fair more......
- 1947 Needles more......
- 1947 The Batteries Limited Hunt End site was closed and they were incorporated into the more......
- 1948 To-Days Broadcasting Home Programme: London 342 metres; Midlands 296 metres; West more......
- 1951 Census counts 29,000 population in Redditch. more......
- 1951 Thousandth postwar council house erected. more......
- 1952 Bridley Moor School opens. more......
- 1953 Bus Station agreement hint more......
- 1955 Lodge Farm School opens. more......
- 1955 Redditch council provisionally agrees to build 1,000 homes to house Birmingham ove more......
- 1957 New Junior School at Headless Cross more......
- 1957 The Redditch Branch of the British Red Cross Society Cadet Unit more......
- 1957 Sixty years of church history celebrated more......
- 1957 Circus Lord George Sangers Beoley Road, Recreation Ground more......
- 1957 Sixty years of church history celebrated. more......
- 1957 Labour win control of council for first time. more......
- 1958 Ridgeway and Ipsley County Primary school. more......
- 1959 Housing Total more......
- 1959 Younger members of the Library more......
- 1959 Bungalow more......
- 1959 A Century ago we had few schools more......
- 1959 9Value to trading and business life of town more......
- 1959 The Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan sends congratulatory message more......
- 1959 One Hundred Years of Service more......
- 1961 Redditch factory blaze more......
- 1962 Return of Rev Dennis Horwood more......
- 1962 Royal Day at RedditchOld People who Listened inRunning commentaries on Princess Ma more......
- 1963 Sir Keith Joseph announced that Redditch was to be a New Town. more......
- Started to be built in 2006 more......
Pre New Town Development Events
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