Wiltshire Community History

Timeline for Date 1900

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Aldbourne	Early 1900s	Memorial Hall in Oxford Street built
Aldbourne	1900	Windmill on Baydon Hill demolished; malting ceased; the Post Office is on the Green by this time
Ashton Keynes	Early 1900s	Gravel extarction began; many of the male villagers worked on excavating the area that is now Cotswold Water Park.
Broughton Gifford	Early 1900s	Extension made to the Fox and Hounds, The Bell is owned by R. A. Hobhouse.
Calne	Early 1900s	Quaker meetings have now ceased
Calne	1900	Sand being extracted at Calne Low by 1900
Calne	1900-1920	Calne Borough Council builds 1700 houses
Chippenham	1900	Secondary School opens in Cocklebury Lane (later Road)
Corsham	1900	By this time there are 60 miles of underground quarry roadways
Cricklade	C.1900	Sewage treatment plants built at the Forty and Hatchetts
Cricklade	1900	Cemetery opened in Bath Road
Marlborough	1900	Sewage works opened in Elcot Lane
Minety	C.1900	Minety Manor remodelled by William Oliver in a Gothic style. New wing added
Pewsey	Early 1900s	Waterworks built in Wilcot Road
Pewsey	Late 1900s	Over 200 houses built in Hollybush Lane and Goddard Road
Ramsbury	1900	Methodist Silver Band (now Ramsbury Silver Band) founded
Sherston	Early 1900s	Village noticeboard displayed on The Carpenter's Arms door; Baptist Church closed
Wilton	1900	Statue of 13th Earl of Pembroke, near entrance to Wilton House, unveiled

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