Time Line of Dawley
1086 Dawley mentioned in Domesday Book
1150 Medieval chapel Malinslee
1316 Castle built by William de Morton
1397 Castle seized by the crown
16th Century Coal and Ironstone mined
1559 Manor (Castle) purchased by Sir Rowland Heywood
1645 Castle held by Royalists surrender to Round Heads
1648 Castle demolished in Dawley – stone possibly used in Dawley Castle Iron Works
1755 Wooden Railway built to link to the Horsehay Furnaces
1796 Horsehay Potteries built by the Coalbrookdale Company
1805 St. Leonards church erected in Malinslee
1810 Castle Ironworks built by Darby’s
1821 Cinderhill riots
1845 Holy Trinity Church rebuilt
1843 Horsehay Potteries divided into 24 separate dwellings and the kiln converted into the round House
1848 Captain Webb born in Dawley
1872 Springwell Pit Disaster
1875 Captain Webb swims across to France in 22 hours
1879 May, Captain Webb wins the swimming Championship of England
1881 Captain Webb marries Kate Chaddock
1883 Captain Webb attempts to swim Niagara Falls and dies
1883 Castle Ironworks blown out
1909 Captain Webb’s older brother unveils the Memorial in Dawley “Nothing great is easy”
1934 Dawley urban district enlarged by addition of parts of Priorslee, Stirchly and Wellington Rural civil parishes
1956 Captain Webb Monument moved
1962 Dawley and Horsehay Station reduced services due to Beeching
1963 Dawley New Town designated for beautification
1968 Telford New Town born
1970 Empty Horsehay Potteries buildings demolished
1971 Malinslee Chapel removed by Telford Development Corporation- now resides as a ruin in Telford Town Park
1980 Captain Webb Monument returned to original position
1980’s Castle Pools buried under thick top soil and planted with trees
Author: Christine Garner
