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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.
| 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 | |||
| 1834 | Churchwardens Joseph Wyles and Mr Walkington advertised newly erected pews for purchase at 10 to 12 guineas. |
| 1801 | First Census showed Grantham's population to be 3,300 | |||
| 1815 | Richard Hornsby opened his factory on Spittlegate | |||
| 1831 | -1832 | St Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church built | ||
| 1836 | First regular paid police force in Grantham, consisting of five men | |||
| 1838 | Charles Dickens stayed at the George Hotel | |||
| 1840 | -1841 | St John the Evangelist, Spitalgate, built | ||
| 1840 | Methodist Church built in Finkin St, to replace an earlier one that became too small | |||
| 1848 | St John the Evangelist, Manthorpe | |||
| 1850 | The first railway was built in Grantham, duplicating the route of the canal, to the detriment of the canal |
| Regency | Crowned | 1811 | Died | 1820 | 1815 Battle of Waterloo | Hanover |
| George IV | Crowned | 1820 | Died | 1830 | 1825 Stockton and Darlington Railway opened | Hanover |
| William IV | Crowned | 1830 | Died | 1837 | 1832 Reform Act | Hanover |
| Victoria | Crowned | 1837 | Died | 1901 | 1851 Great Exhibition | Hanover |
