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1820 Gallery built on south side of church
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Pews were bought or rented by wealthy families in the district. There were only a limited number of free seats for ordinary people.
| 1781 | Society of Change Ringers of St Wulfram's Formed | |||
| 1786 | -1792 | George Barrington, M.A., Vicar | ||
| 1792 | -1817 | Thomas Easton, M.A., Vicar | ||
| 1795 | The pulpit was moved to the middle of the church | |||
| 1797 | The first lightning conductor was fitted to the spire after lightning struck and shattered it | |||
| 1804 | -1850 | The Parish Fire Engine was kept in the North Porch | ||
| 1817 | -1856 | William Potchett M.A., Vicar | ||
| 1820 | Gallery built on south side of church More info |
| 1780 | George Hotel built in High Street More info | |||
| 1788 | The town's first fire engine | |||
| 1789 | The Rectory was built by local builder John Langwith | |||
| 1790 | Grantham-Nottingham canal developed | |||
| 1801 | First Census showed Grantham's population to be 3,300 | |||
| 1815 | Richard Hornsby opened his factory on Spittlegate |
| 1775 | -1783 | American War of Independence | ||
| 1775 | Watt invents the steam engine | |||
| 1780 | Sunday Schools established in England | |||
| 1787 | First convicts transported to Australia | |||
| 1789 | -1793 | French Revolution | ||
| 1796 | -1808 | Napoleon Bonaparte has many victories in Europe |
| Regency | Crowned | 1811 | Died | 1820 | 1815 Battle of Waterloo | Hanover |
| George IV | Crowned | 1820 | Died | 1830 | 1825 Stockton and Darlington Railway opened | Hanover |
