• 1840: Queen Victora & Prince Albert marry

• 1841: Glynde School built

• 1842: Irish "Potato Famine" starts

• 1847: British Museum founded

• 1848: Marx & Engels write Communist Manifesto

• 1851: Great Exhibition opens in Hyde Park

• 1854: Start of Crimean War

• 1859: Darwin's Origin of Species published

• 1861: American Civil War begins

• 1865: Salvation Army founded

• 1869: Suez Canal opened

• 1871: Trades Unions legalised

• 1872: Secret ballots introduced for elections

• 1873: Dr Livingstone dies

• 1876: Bell invents telephone

• 1878: Electric light bulb invented

• 1881: Pasteur invents innoculation

• 1884: Speaker Brand retires

• 1884: Fabian Society founded

• 1885: Glynde & Beddingham Cricket Club founded

• 1887: Queen Victoria's Jubilee

GLYNDE

THE ANNUAL FEAST DAY of the Friendly Society was held here on the 25th May. The members and their friends attended Divine service at Glynde Church, and afterwards proceeded to a field near the railway station, kindly lent by Mr Jenner for the occasion, where a booth had been erected for the accommodation of the party. After the distribution of the shares and other business had been transacted, the members partook of an excellent dinner, provided by Mr Underwood of the Trevor Arms. The Rev W de St Croix presided, as usual, and was supported by W L Christie, esq, Rev J B Drury, Curate of Beddingham, and Messrs W Harvey, T Holmden, Hother, Midhurst, Wiltshire, Horton, etc. The toasts as usual on such occasions were duly honoured, and a pleasant afternoon was spent by all. The Railway Band was in attendance, and performed some excellent music. The Club is in a flourishing condition, with a good reserve fund.