The Iceni
Boudica defeated by the Romans
Saxons in Carbrooke
Evidence of Saxon habitation found during a 1998 archaeological dig in Carbrooke
Norman Conquest
Domesday Book
Carbrooke is mentioned in Domesday Book
First Crusade
Knights Hospitaller
Formation of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
Knights Hospitaller
Land is gifted to the Knights Hospitaller by Maud de Clare to build a Commanderie in Carbrooke
Death of Matilda
Matilda de Clare (d’Aubigny) dies on Christmas Eve 1193
The Great Famine
A series of harvest failures that remain some of the worst in British history.
Black Death
Thought to have started in 1348 and lasted until around 1350, killing 30-40% of the population. It is considered this was the reason for the demise of Carbrooke Parva.
Carbrooke Parva Church demolished
Carbrooke Parva Church demolished and some stone used to extend the Commanderie church that is now St Peter & St Paul’s
Church Bells
The 2 oldest Church Bells were cast at the foundry of Brasyers of Norwich
- At the time they were cast, Norwich was a global hub for bell founding, and having two Brasyer bells in one tower was a sign of a very wealthy and important parish.
Henry VIII Crowned
Born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace, the third child and second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII Splits from the Church of Rome and seeks the dissolution of the monasteries.
Kett’s Rebellion
Kett’s Rebellion was a major uprising in Norfolk during the reign of Edward VI, sparked by widespread anger over the enclosure of common land by wealthy landowners
Commanderie Dissolved
By 1540 Knights Hospitaller’s Carbrooke Commanderie dissolved.
The lands are granted to Sir Richard Southwell
Spanish Armada
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Gun Powder Plot
Guy Fawkes & others attempt to blow up the Palace of Westminster
Parish Armour
Village purchase of armour for use in the Civil War
Church Sale
Carbrooke sells church items to pay for much needed repairs to the Church roof
“Received of John Wright for the two brass Egles [Eagles] and for the organs and some old iron and lead… £8 11s 11d.”
Tea
First tea arrives in England
Fire of London
Foundry
Carbrooke foundry established
Unitarian Chapel
Established 1833 – Broadmoor Road
1930 – Becomes ‘Fern Cottage’
1980s Demolished to make way for new houses
Inclosure Act – Carbrooke
The Inclosure Acts were a series of laws that turned shared, open land into private, fenced-off fields, which changed rural life in England.
Dame School
Dame School Established in ‘The Old Bakery’
Dame schools were small, privately run schools for young children, typically held in the teacher’s home
The Great Post Office Reforms
Penny Black becomes the first postage stamp
National Census
First national census to record personal details, prior census only recorded headcount and general information.
Carbrooke Mill
Carbrooke Mill blown down in terrible storm
The repeal of the Corn laws
It removed “protectionist” tariffs on imported grain, meaning British farmers had to compete with the world. The effects wouldn’t be felt until the 1870s
School
Carbrooke School Opens
Crimean War
Carbrooke hosts a party to celebrate the end of the Crimean war
Methodist Chapel
Primitive Methodist Chapel built – Broadmoor Road.
Now 1 & 2 Chapel Cottages
Methodist Chapel
Carbrooke Methodist Chapel Built – Mill Lane
Agricultural Depression
Created by the repeal of the Corn law followed by the bad harvests of 1875, 1877, 1878 and then a particularly wet summer in 1879.
Church East Window Replaced
The splendid stained glass East Window commissioned to replace the existing window.
Jolly Farmers
Jolly Farmers Public House Closes
First Car
The first car in Carbrooke was an Argyle Open Tourer, owned by Mr L Wace.
WW I
Start of first world war
WWI
Peace declared
2nd Agricultural Depression
The “Great Betrayal” (1921): The government repealed the Agriculture Act of 1920, which had guaranteed minimum prices for grain.
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth II born to King George and Queen Elizabeth
Pub
White Hart Pub closes
Methodist Church
Methodist Church -Broadmoor Road – closes
Aerodrome
Work starts on the building of an Aerodrome in Carbrooke / Watton / Griston
Pub
The ‘White Horse’ renamed to the ‘Flying Fish’ with a full licence.
WW 2
War declared in Europe
School Log Books
Headmistress, Miss Mary Norton kept detailed logs of life in Carbrooke through the war.
Bombed
Carbrooke is bombed in WW2.
WW 2
VE Day
WW2
VJ Day
Death of Daniel Bullen
Daniel Bullen died age 104.
Dan was still farming at age 100.
Queen
Queen Elizabeth accedes to the throne
Village Hall
Carbrooke Village ‘Coronation’ Hall founded
Pub
Crown Public House closes
Decimalisation
Before this date, the Pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 (old) pence, a total of 240 pence. With decimalisation, the pound was divided into 100 new pence
News Paper
Ha’penny News produced by Carbrooke School
King James Bible
Church finds their original King James Bible.
Birth of the Internet
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web
Carbrooke Stores
Carbrooke stores – Church Street – closes
Vicarage
Carbrooke Vicarage sold to private ownership
Carbrooke Stores
Carbrooke stores – Broadmoor Road – closes
Channel Tunnel Opens
150th Anniversary of the School
To commemorate the event a wall hanging was designed as a community project
Death of Princess Diana
Village Green
Work commences to clear land for Millenium Green
Archaeological Dig
Village Green
Millenium Green Officially opened
Drainage
Centre of Carbrooke Village gets mains drainage
New Homes
Work commences to construct houses on Blenheim Way
Garage
Carbrooke garage closes
London Olympics
News Paper
Penny News ceases printing hardcopy to become an online magazine
King
King Charles III accedes to the throne
News Paper
Carbrooke Magazine first edition