1900-1949 | 1950-1999 | All Timelines
1951 – The Festival of Britain is held
6 February 1952 – Elizabeth proclaimed queen.
2 June 1953 – Coronation of Elizabeth II
1953 – T.V. becomes increasingly common. (Many people buy a TV. to watch the coronation). By the end of 1953 approximately 25% of households in Britain have a TV.
1954 – Food rationing ends
1955 – ITV begins broadcasting
1956 – The Suez crisis in Egypt
1956 – The first nuclear power station opens at Calder Hall
1959 – Cars are becoming increasingly common. A survey shows 32% of households own one
1960 – Britain is becoming increasingly affluent. A survey shows 44% of households own a washing machine.
1962 – The Beatles release their first single ‘Love Me Do’
1963 – Doctor Who is broadcast for the first time
1963 – Dr Beeching axes minor railways
1964 – A survey shows 90% of households in Britain own a TV. It is now the main form of entertainment in Britain.
1964 – The last executions in Britain are carried out
1965 – Capital punishment is abolished for an experimental period of 5 years
1967 – Colour TV. begins
1969 – Capital punishment is abolished permanently
1970 – The minimum age for voting is lowered from 21 to 18
1971 – Britain switches to decimal currency
1972 – The school leaving age is raised to 16
1973 – Britain joins the EEC (forerunner of the EU)
1976 – In June and July a heat wave creates a very hot summer and water shortages
1978 – The first test tube baby is born
1982 – The Falklands War is fought against Argentina
1982 – The Mary Rose is raised from the sea bed
1982 – Channel 4 begins
1984 – The miners’ strike begins
1985 – The miners’ strike ends. The miners are defeated.
1987 – Corporal punishment ends in state schools
November 1990 – Margaret Thatcher falls from power
6 May 1994 – The Channel Tunnel opens
19 November 1994 – The National Lottery begins
1 July 1997 – Britain hands Hong Kong back to China
31 August 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris
September 1997 – Scotland and Wales vote in favour of devolution
10 April 1998 – Good Friday Agreement establishes a devolved Northern Irish assembly
1 January 1999 – Britain decides not to join the European Single Currency
1952 (15th/16th August): Lynmouth disastrous floods – after frequent heavy rainfall over previous couple of weeks, saturated the hinterland of Exmoor above Lynton and Lynmouth, another heavy and persistent rainfall event started around midday on the 15th August and lasted for over 21 hours, with estimated rainfalls of over 11 inches (~275mm): Approximately 135mm (out of a total of 228.6mm) is thought to have fallen in just 5 hours at the gauge at Longstone Barrow, on Exmoor
1962/63 (Winter): remarkably severe winter – and long-lived – very cold spell that started just before Christmas 1962 persisted throughout January, February and early March – coldest month in 20th century recorded in the January – farms in remote regions of the west were isolated for over 2 months
1963 (March): post snowy-winter flooding: Exceptionally wet in parts of South West England – combined with some rapid snowmelt (mild air/heavy rain) early month, flooding a significant problem – above average rainfall with more than three-times the average rainfall in parts of South West England
1976 (Summer): the driest, sunniest and warmest summer (June/July/August) in the 20th century (at this date, 1995 is now regarded as the driest)
1978 (18th/19th February): blizzard/heavy snowfall over South West Britain – winds reached storm-force at times, and snowfall was heavy and prolonged – On the 20th February, as warm air encroached from the southwest, with further sleet, snow and freezing rain in places, a thaw of the lying snow led to local flooding
1987 (evening 15th/morning 16th October): The Great October Storm The storm made landfall in Cornwall, and tracked north-east towards Devon and then over the Midlands, going out to sea via The Wash – winds of well over 100 mph were recoded damage to trees and buildings was extensive – there was loss of life recorded
1936 to 1952 George VI
1952 to present Elizabeth II
1945 to 1951 Clement Attlee – Labour
1951 to 1955 Winston Churchill (2nd time) – Conservative
1955 to 1957 Anthony Eden – Conservative
1957 to 1963 Harold Macmillan – Conservative
1963 to 1964 Alec Douglas-Home – Conservative
1964 to 1970 Harold Wilson (1st time) – Labour
1970 to 1974 Edward Heath – Conservative
1974 to 1976 Harold Wilson (2nd time) – Labour
1976 to 1979 James Callaghan – Labour
1979 to 1990 Margaret Thatcher – Conservative
1990 to 1997 John Major – Conservative
1997–2007 Tony Blair – Labour
On August 18th, 1919, the two benefices of East and West Worlington were united. The rectors ministering to both churches resided in East Worlington until 1958, when the living was put into abeyance. In 1967 the Worlingtons together with Creacombe, Meshaw, Thelbidge and Witheridge became a United Benefice. The Vicar ministering to all six churches resides in Witheridge. The Reverend Andrew Jones was the first Group Minister.
St Mary – East Worlington
1942 William Humberstone Maddock Lth. (Priest in Charge)
1960 Ernest Hampden Nind
1964 George David Wright ( Rector in Group Ministry)
1967 Andrew Theodore Hugh Jones M.A.
St Mary – West Worlington
1942 William Humberstone Maddock Lth.
1960 Ernest Hampden Nind
1964 George David Wright ( Rector in Group Ministry)
1967 Andrew Theodore Hugh Jones M.A.
