Bath, England

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1783-84
Reconstruction of the Cross Bath by city architect Thomas Baldwin, with a Baroque north facade
1789-95
Construction of 8-20 Great Pulteney Street
1792-96
Construction of townhouses at 1-12 Sydney Place, designed by Thomas Baldwin
28 Dec 1795
Grand Pump Room officially opened by the Duchess of York
Aug 1798
Exclusive rights to Sally Lunn's recipe are bought by baker William Dalmer, who begins advertising "Sally-Luns breakfast cakes," which he bakes in a portable oven, the following year
1801
Jane Austen moves with her family to Bath
1801-05
Jane Austen and her family live at 4 Sydney Place in Bath
1805
Jane Austen and sister Cassandra live at 25 Gay Street, in reduced financial circumstances after the death of their father
1815-30
Construction of Cavendish Crescent by John Pinch the Elder, for William Broom, builder
23 Oct 1830
Royal Victoria Park is opened by the Duchess of Kent with her daughter, Princess Victoria
c. 1858
Local builder Soloman Francis runs a quality boarding houses at No 10 Queen Square
c. 1895
Construction of Parade Gardens
1897
Construction of Concert Room to a design by John McKean Brydon
1903-19
Edward Culverhouse, a baker, is the owner of the house until he emigrates with his family to Australia
1919
The Griffith family owns Sally Lunn's House, using the ground floor as a general store and renting out the rooms above; the building falls into disrepair
1937
Marie Byng-Johnson takes over the house and carries out extensive restorations, during which Sally Lunn’s recipes are discovered in a secret cupboard in the old paneling
Apr 1942
5-11 Queen Square suffers extensive damage from a 500kg bomb in the Bath Blitz
12 Jan 1950
No.25 designated a Grade II listed building
1 Jun 1950
New Prison designated a Grade II listed building
10 Jun 1950
4, N Parade designated a Grade II* listed building
12 Jun 1950
Royal Crescent designated a Grade I listed building
12 Jun 1950
Harington House designated a Grade II listed building
12 Jun 1950
Elton House designated a Grade II* listed building
12 Jun 1950
Archway designated a Grade I listed building
12 Jun 1950
11 and 12, Abbey Church Yard designated a Grade II listed building
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