Institution of Civil Engineers
Brunel becomes an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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1829 in Great Britain
Explore 40 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1829.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1829
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January
March
Reform of Parliament
The Roman Catholic Relief Bill passes through the House of Commons
Duel of Wellington
Duels the Earl of Winchilsea who accuses him of treachery over Catholic Emancipation. Both parties aim wide & honor is saved
Conference of London
A London Conference agrees the boundaries of an independent Greece
Independence of Great Britain
A London Conference agrees the boundaries of an independent Greece
Independence of Greece
A London Conference agrees the boundaries of an independent Greece
April
Reform of Catholic Rights
The Catholic Emancipation Act, becomes law & the vote is extended to Catholics
Reform of Catholic Rights
Reform for Roman Catholic subjects receives Royal assent
June
Reform of Policing
Legislates for the foundation of the Metropolitan Police Force
September
Ulster Temperence Society
Founds the Ulster Temperence Society
Police
The first "Peelers" go on the beat
October
Rainhill Trials
Helps promote Rocket's technical design during the Rainhill Trials.
Rainhill Trials
Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials near Liverpool.
Stephenson's Rocket
Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Stephenson's Rocket
Designs the locomotive that wins the Rainhill Trials.
Rocket
Stephenson’s Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
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Avon Gorge Bridge Design
Enters the competition while still a young independent engineer.
Brunel Enters Four Clifton Designs
Isambard Kingdom Brunel submits four distinct proposals to the initial competition for an Avon Gorge suspension bridge, challenging conventional assumptions about span length.
Burial
Buried in Westminster Abbey
Catholic Emancipation Parliamentary Case
Peel defended Catholic emancipation in Parliament, and the debate record preserves the divisions within British political opinion about religious equality.
Catholic Emancipation Political Debate
The Catholic Relief Act changed religious and electoral politics during the later years of the Political Register.
Chancellors Gold Medal
Awarded the Chancellors Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuctoo"
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Brunel submits designs to the competition for a suspension bridge across the Avon Gorge at Clifton.
Clifton Suspension Bridge Design Submitted
Brunel entered the competition to build a suspension bridge spanning the gorge between Clifton and Leigh Woods.
Constitution of Great Britain
Catholics can vote & sit in Parliament
Death of Charles Abbot
Death of Charles Abbot
Discovery of Boothia Peninsula
John Ross was frozen in for four years at its easternmost point starting in 1829. He named it after his patron Sir Felix Booth
Emancipation
Speaks for Catholic Emancipation in the Commons saying there could be civil war
Emancipation
Pushed through Parliament by Wellington, allows Catholics the vote & sit in Parliament
First Clifton Bridge Competition
Submits designs to the first Clifton Suspension Bridge competition.
Invention of Locomotive
Builds the Rocket which defeats is rivals in trials at Rainhill
Memoirs of Affairs of Europe
Publication of "Memoirs of Affairs of Europe"
Napier Takes Editorial Responsibility
Macvey Napier succeeded Francis Jeffrey as editor, beginning a new phase in the Edinburgh Review's history.
Oath
Requires Catholic MPs to take an oath of loyalty
Phenomena of the Human Mind
Publication of "Phenomena of the Human Mind"
Reform of Parliament
Requires Catholic MPs to take an oath of loyalty. Pushed through Parliament by Wellington, allows Catholics the vote & sit in Parliament
Reform of Political Party
Speaks against the Bill to suppress OConnells Catholic Association
Reform of Religious Toleration
The Catholic Association achieves its aim of religious toleration
Telford Advances Alternative Gothic Crossing
After rejecting the competition proposals, Thomas Telford advances a three span Gothic bridge of his own design, but the alternative fails to secure sufficient support.
Telford Rejects Long Suspension Spans
As a judge of the first bridge competition, Thomas Telford raises objections to proposed long suspension spans over the Avon Gorge and rejects the shortlisted schemes.
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