Death of Samuel Hood
Death of Samuel Hood
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1816 in Great Britain
Explore 20 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1816.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1816
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Coinage Act
The Coinage Act establishes gold as Britain's principal monetary standard.
Coinage Act
The Coinage Act establishes gold as the sole standard measure of value in Great Britain.
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1st Macadamised Road
The first macadamised stretch of road is buit at Marsh Road at Ashton Gate, Bristol
Alastor
Publication of "Alastor"
Battersea Rebuilt Sawmill Resumes
Timber processing resumed at Battersea after restoration of the mechanised works.
Battersea Sawmill
The Battersea sawmill is rebuilt and Brunel resumes work on mechanised timber processing.
Brunel Restores Industrial Veneer Production
The restored Battersea works again used machinery to prepare timber and decorative veneers.
Cheap Political Register Edition Launched
Cobbett launched a low priced version of his Register to reach working people otherwise unable to afford political print.
Coinage Act
The Coinage Act makes gold the principal monetary standard and introduces the sovereign, giving legal form to Britain's postwar gold standard.
Education
Educated from 1816 to 1821 at a preparatory school at the vicarage of St Thomass Church at Seaforth, close to his familys residence, Seaforth House
Emma
Publication of "Emma"
Industrial Revolution
The first macadamised stretch of road is buit at Marsh Road at Ashton Gate, Bristol
Macadam Road
McAdam's road surface is tested at Ashton Gate.
Meridian Instrument Programme Expanded
Pond worked to improve the accuracy and throughput of star transit observations. Its influence reached maritime practice beyond the Observatory itself.
Parthenon Sculptures Purchased By Parliament
Parliament bought the sculptures removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin and assigned them to the British Museum.
Political Economy Essays Continue
Political economy remained a hallmark of the Review's mixture of scholarship and public controversy under Jeffrey.
Pond Expands Transit Instrument Programme
Pond's administration improved the systematic observation of stellar transits and declinations.
Royal Guelphic Order
Made a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order by the Prince Regent entitling him to the prefix Sir
Two Penny Trash Reaches Workers
The inexpensive Political Register edition attracted a broad readership and became known by the dismissive phrase Two Penny Trash.
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