August 1846 seems to have had quite a lot going on !
Ernest Jones and Feargus O'Connor addressed 10,000 Chartists on Blackstone Edge.
Moore Street School was built.
Dr. Molesworth placed in St. Chad's Church, the font, which is still used.
The Barracks off Toad Lane were given up.
The Grammar School in School Lane was pulled down.
The town became a municipal borough.
Wood turning by machinery was introduced by Thomas Robinson and Sons.
The Bridge Inn Sick and Burial Society was formed.
The Annual Assembly of Methodism was held in our town.
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