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1884 The market cross was taken down and replaced by a granite obelisk
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The market cross had been taken down in 1879 by order of the Lord of the Manor, Lord Manners, but it had been replaced in 1800 following a public outcry. The obelisk was later taken down and the market cross reinstated.
| 1852 | Charles Bradley memorial window More info | |||
| 1853 | Richard Bradley & family memorial window More info | |||
| 1856 | -1874 | George Maddison M.A., Vicar | ||
| 1857 | Clarke window by Wailes of Newcastle More info | |||
| 1863 | -1867 | George Gilbert Scott was commissioned to restore the church More info | ||
| 1867 | Joseph Wyles memorial window by Clayton & Bell More info | |||
| 1868 | Abolition of the compulsory church rate | |||
| 1874 | -1879 | Jacob Clements M.A., Vicar More info | ||
| 1874 | -1875 | Rev George Maddison Memorial Window by Clayton & Bell More info | ||
| 1875 | Window in memory of Mrs Elizabeth Bradley. More info | |||
| 1876 | New clock put in the tower, by Gillett & Bland of Croydon | |||
| 1877 | Restoration of the North Porch More info | |||
| 1877 | Quarter jacks to the new clock first used | |||
| 1878 | Rev William Glaister, Curate of Grantham, writes "The Life and Times of St Wulfram, Bishop & Missionary" More info | |||
| 1879 | -1883 | Cecil Edward Fisher M.A., Vicar | ||
| 1880 | William & Sarah King memorial window | |||
| 1881 | South Porch restored | |||
| 1881 | -1883 | Stained Glass window at East End and Reredos installed More info | ||
| 1883 | -1905 | William Glaister M.A., Vicar | ||
| 1883 | -1884 | Spire was struck by lightning and top 20ft rebuilt with copper lightning conductor and restored weather vane |
| 1850 | The first railway was built in Grantham, duplicating the route of the canal, to the detriment of the canal | |||
| 1852 | Grantham linked to London and Edinburgh by rail | |||
| 1858 | The Isaac Newton statue was made from Crimean War cannon | |||
| 1866 | The Angel became the Angel and Royal More info | |||
| 1869 | Guildhall on St Peter's Hill built | |||
| 1875 | The first Grantham Carnival More info | |||
| 1875 | Bridge End Wesleyan Chapel | |||
| 1879 | The Extension Act passed, allowing the town to increase in size More info | |||
| 1880 | St Saviour's Mission Church | |||
| 1884 | St Anne's Iron Church, the 'Tin Tabernacle', New Somerby | |||
| 1884 | The market cross was taken down and replaced by a granite obelisk More info | |||
| 1892 | Statue of Frederick James Tollemache unveiled on St Peter's Hill More info | |||
| 1896 | Salvation Army Citadel built on London Road |
| 1899 | -1902 | Boer War between England and the Boers in South Africa | ||
| 1900 | Foundation of the British Labour Party |
