Crofton & Sharlston Medical Practice
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Crofton & Sharlston Medical Practice
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| Roman Era | The Romans built a road from Pontefract to Agbrigg. This passed through Streethouse and New Sharlston before crossing Heath Common. It was known as High Street as it is still called in New Sharlston. | ||||||||||
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620 |
Eadwine invades the Kingdom of Elmet and occupies Weala-tun (Walton) and establishes a community |
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| 655 | Oswy, nominal leader of the Christian faith in Northumbria, is forced to confront the pagan forces of Penda, who has been ravaging the North with impunity over the previous 20 years. In desperation he retreats to the banks of the River Went near Nostell Priory. Due to an inundation the little river had overflowed its banks and, in the ensuing battle, more of Pendas forces are destroyed by water than by sword. The region returned to the Christian Faith. | ||||||||||
| 850 | Probable date of a Saxon cross fragment found built into a field wall and found in the 19th century. Now in Crofton Parish Church. | ||||||||||
| 1050 | Probable date of a Saxon cross fragment found built into a field wall and found in the 19th century. Now in Crofton Parish Church. | ||||||||||
| 1086 | Compilation of the Domesday
Book
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| 1114 | Foundation of Nostell Priory. Dedicated to St. Oswald. |
| 1280 | Nostell Priory is the ‘Lord of the Manor’ at Crofton. |
| 1360-1431 | Richard Fleming - founder of Crofton All Saints Church. |
| 1372-1385 |
Richard de Wombwell, Prior of Nostell, digs a drain to convey water from the coalmines. Which must have been of some size. |
| 1373-1583 |
Crofton village grammar school. Consolidated with Pontefract School in 1583. |
| 1420 | Richard Fleming becomes Bishop of LIncoln |
| 1430 | Foundation of Crofton Parish Church |
| 1460 | Lancastrian forces leave Pontefract Castle and pass along high ground through Crofton to Walton on 30th December. They then launched a surprise attack on Sandal Castle defeating the Yorkists. |
| 1530 | John Leland, the royal antiquary, refers to coal pits (Cole Pittes) near the head of the Went River at Warmfield Green. |
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Cardinal Wolsey stays at Nostell Priory on his way to hold confirmation at York. |
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| 1540 | Nostell Priory taken into ownership of the state. |
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Sir Robert Waterton, a knight, owned the three hamlets which together form the village of Walton, namely Middle, Nether and Upper Walton. |
| 1574 | Building of Sharlston Hall, owned by the Stringer Family who lived here for over a century and were much concerned with exploiting local coal reserves. |
| 1594 |
Sir Robert Waterton, Governer of Pontefract Castle. gets a mention in Shakespeare’s Richard II. He has charge of the King after his deposition by Henry Bolinbroke. |
| 1595 | Freeston Hospital built at Kirkthorpe to house poor people of the parish. |
| 1579 -1662 | Lady Bolles, owner and inhabitant of heath Old Hall and funder of Heath Schoolhouse. |
| 1618 | Opening of the Barnsley Canal which passes through Walton. |
| 1641 | Hessle Hall built by Hessle Beck ; the chief industry was trading in animal hides. |
| 1643 |
Lady Bolles entertains the Royalists headed by General Goring at Heath Hall . She is so genourous in her hospitality that by the following day they have not recovered sufficient sobriety to defend Wakefield from the Parliamentarians. Lead by Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Parliamentarians heavily defeat the Royalists and take 1400 prisoners. Old Walton Hall besieged by Parliamentary Forces. |
| 1650 | Nostell Priory Estate acquired by the Winn Family |
| 1684 | The Rector of Crofton, Dr. John Clayton (from 1687 to1699) discovered coal gas. He was the first to suggest its use as an illuminant leading to gas street lighting. |
| 1693-1776 | John Harrison, born in Foulby, inventor of the chronometer that solved the problem of longitude. |
| 1707 | The Earl of Westmorland seeks assistance at Sharlston Hall suffering a serious fever. The Earl on recovery fell in love with the Lady of the house, a Mrs Beaumont, who had been widowed 3 years earlier. He fell in love and the couple married passing the estate into Westmorland hands until 1851. |
| 1734 |
William Wailes baptized at Kirkthorpe Church. He was to become a mathematician and astronomer of renoun. He accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage and his last. Appointed Mathematics Master at Christ Hospital. |
| 1735 | Commencement of the building of the house at Nostell north of the old priory based on Palladio’s Villa Mocenigo. |
| 1745 |
Prince Charles the Young Pretender and grandson of James II attacks Scotland. The Watertons, being Catholics, have their home searched for arms and Charles, grandfather of Suire Waterton, spends time in York Castle for not swearing allegence to George I. |
| 1750 | Building of Crofton New Hall by Joshua Wilson. |
| 1759 | Harrison finishes the timekeeper that wins the longitude prize. |
| 1765 | Interior of Nostell Priory completed by Robert Adam and furnished by Thomas Chippendale. |
| 1767-68 | Walton Hall built by Thomas Waterton father of Charles. |
| 1775 |
John Harrison (1693-1776), born in Foulby, inventor of the chronometer that solved the problem of longitude. Captain Cook uses and praises Harrison’s Chronometer on one of his expeditions. |
| 1782 | Charles Waterton born at Walton Hal |
| 1813 | Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876). His family move to Manor Farm, Crofton. He is educated in Wakefield, learning about the wool trade before moving to Bradford to make his name. |
| 1823 |
Two of the Bronte sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, attend Crofton School, run by Richmal Mangnal in the Old Hall. |
| 1832 |
John Cryer a Wakefield bookseller witnesses cock fighting on Heath common between groups from Crofton and Horbury. |
| 1857-1903 |
George Gissing Victorian Novelist. Wrote ‘a Lifes Morning’ and ‘A Quarry on the Heath’ with settings in the practice area notably Heath Common and New Sharlston. |
| 1860 | Long Row, Nostell, built by the Winn Family for workmen at the estates colliery. |
| 1860-1875 | Extensive repairs to Crofton Parish Church |
| 1863 | Extension of Nostell Colliery |
| 1865 | Death of Charles Waterton of Walton Hall |
| 1865 | Development of New Sharlston Colliery Village |
| 1873 | Foundation of Crofton Band |
| 1877 | Building of Crofton Board School |
| 1880 -1926 | Building of New Crofton (Cribbens Lump) to house miners working at Nostell Pit. |
| 1884 | Modernisation and refurbishment of Crofton New Hall by Henry Wilson. |
| 1890 | Development of Walton Colliery |
| 1906 | King Edward VII visits Nostell Priory. County Medical Officer reports favourably on the New Crofton houses. |
| 1909 |
Sharlston male Voice Choir founded by Matt Wood,Jack Dodd, Walter Abbott and Seth Fletcher. |
| 1912 | First national miners strike. |
| 1920 | On Oct. 26th. Jane Darwell, aged 19, was murdered at the annual Council School dance by jealous admirer miner Edwin Sowerby. He cut her throat with a razor. On 30th December Edwin Sowerby was hanged at Armley Gaol. |
| 1925 | Crofton Old Hall bought by New Sharlston Coal Company |
| 1930 | Quincentenery celebrations of Crofton Church |
| 1933 | Death of Rev. Henry Browning, vicar of Crofton 1900-1933 |
| 1935 | Wilson Family sell Crofton New Hall and Estate |
| 1941 | Crofton Old Hall occupied by Northern Command. |
| 1944 | Overcrowding problem in New Crofton |
| 1947 | Nationalisation of the coal industry |
| 1948 | Nationalisation of the railways ,Crofton Old Hall becomes offices for the NCB |
| 1953 | Nostell Priory given to the National Trust. |
| 1979 | Closure of Walton Pit |
| 1980 | Crofton New Hall demolished |
| 1993 | Closure of Sharlston Pit |
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