Thames Tunnel
Construction of the Thames Tunnel begins ceremonially and Brunel lays the second brick after his father.
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1825 in Great Britain
Explore 32 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1825.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1825
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March
Thames Tunnel
Construction begins ceremonially on Brunel's tunnel beneath the River Thames.
July
Legislation
His government passes legislation allowing workers to combine over wages and hours.
Reform of Government
His government passes legislation modifying restrictions on workers' combinations.
September
Invention of Train
Builds the 1st public railway to carry steam trains which opens, Stockton-Darlington
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stephenson's locomotive hauls the opening train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Stockton-Darlington Railway
The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens driven by Stephenson, Locomotion hauled an 80-ton load of coal and flour nine miles in two hours, reaching a speed of 24 miles per hour also the first purpose-built passenger car, Experiment, was attached and carried dignitaries on the opening journey, the first time passenger traffic had been run on a steam locomotive railway
November
Rotherhithe Shaft
The sinking shaft is completed and Brunel's tunnelling shield is assembled beneath the Rotherhithe site.
December
Reform of Political Party
"The Protestants will support me as a Tory & the Whigs as a Catholic"
Other events (month unknown)
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Turkey
Assistant Engineer
Brunel serves as assistant engineer under resident engineer John Armstrong during the early tunnel works.
Banking Crisis
The Government and Bank of England respond to widespread bank failures and commercial distress.
Banking Panic and Rural Hardship
The financial crisis of 1825 deepened public concern about credit and economic distress, familiar subjects in Cobbett's Register.
Birmingham Medical School
Cox establishes a medical school that contributes to Birmingham's later university tradition.
Buckingham Palace
Completes the construction of Buckingham Palace from Buckingham House
Burkes Peerage
Publication of "Burkes Peerage"
Cotton Factory Hours Legislation Expands
John Cam Hobhouse introduced legislation that further regulated working hours in cotton factories.
Discovery of Timbuktu
Becomes the 1st European to visit Timbuktu
Editor
Appointed Editor of Benthams Rationale of Judicial Evidence
Financial Panic Frames Reform Discussion
The British financial panic of 1825 sharpened public interest in banking and regulation among readers of political reviews.
Governor
Appointed Governor of New South Wales
Hobhouse Presses Further Factory Controls
John Cam Hobhouse promoted legislation to extend controls on hours worked by children in cotton factories.
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant
Minister of Constantinople
Appointed Minister of Constantinople, 1st term
Reform of Electoral System
Votes in favour of Catholic Emanicipation
Rule of Arakan
Under the Treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Arakan
Rule of Assam
Under the Treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Assam
Rule of Cape Colony
Britain's Cape Colony extends her borders north of the River Orange
Rule of Tenasserim
Under the Treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Tenasserim
Star Catalogue Precision Receives New Emphasis
Astronomical cataloguing increasingly used large sets of repeat measurements to reduce random errors. The episode illustrates the growing value of calibrated scientific instruments.
Treaty of Yandabu
Ends the 2 yr War, Britain gains Assam, Arakan &Tenasserim
Woodstock
Publication of "Woodstock"
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