April 11th in History
April 11th
Work began on the construction of Caerphilly Castle (Castell Caerffili) on 11th April 1268.
Caerphilly Castle is the second largest castle in Britain. It also has the most elaborate water defences of any castle in Britain.
1713France handed over Gibraltar and Newfoundland to Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht.
1855Britain's first pillar boxes were put up in London. There were six of them, all painted green.
1936 Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp at Skegness. One of the original chalets is on site
and is a grade II listed building.The camp was officially opened by Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
1939The game of darts was banned in public houses in Glasgow because it was 'too dangerous'.
11th April marks the anniversary of two Welsh mining disasters;
On 11th April 1877 an underground flood at the Tynewydd Colliery, Rhondda, caused the deaths of five miners. Four other miners were rescued after eighteen hours, but a further five were trapped underground for four days. After the resulting rescue, twenty five men were awarded the Albert Medal for bravery, the first to be awarded for gallantry on land. The medal had been introduced to honour life-saving efforts in rescues at sea and has since been replaced by the George Cross.
On 11th April 1893 an underground fire at Great Western Colliery, Pontypridd, led to the deaths of 63 men and boys. There would have been many more casualties but for the bravery of district fireman Thomas Prosser, who braved the dense smoke underground to open air doors, diverting poisonous fumes out of the mine.
1965
The New Musical Express, the most important music trade paper in Britain, hosted a concert at London's Wembley Empire Pool, featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, The Seekers, Freddie And The Dreamers, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Moody Blues, Them, Cilla Black and Donovan.
1970: Peter Green quits Fleetwood Mac while they are on tour in Germany but agrees to finish the gigs to avoid breach of contract. The singer/songwriter/guitarist had taken LSD at a commune in Munich, an incident that appeared to cause a marked change in his personality.
Work began on the construction of Caerphilly Castle (Castell Caerffili) on 11th April 1268.
Caerphilly Castle is the second largest castle in Britain. It also has the most elaborate water defences of any castle in Britain.
1713France handed over Gibraltar and Newfoundland to Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht.
1855Britain's first pillar boxes were put up in London. There were six of them, all painted green.
1936 Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp at Skegness. One of the original chalets is on site
and is a grade II listed building.The camp was officially opened by Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
1939The game of darts was banned in public houses in Glasgow because it was 'too dangerous'.
11th April marks the anniversary of two Welsh mining disasters;
On 11th April 1877 an underground flood at the Tynewydd Colliery, Rhondda, caused the deaths of five miners. Four other miners were rescued after eighteen hours, but a further five were trapped underground for four days. After the resulting rescue, twenty five men were awarded the Albert Medal for bravery, the first to be awarded for gallantry on land. The medal had been introduced to honour life-saving efforts in rescues at sea and has since been replaced by the George Cross.
On 11th April 1893 an underground fire at Great Western Colliery, Pontypridd, led to the deaths of 63 men and boys. There would have been many more casualties but for the bravery of district fireman Thomas Prosser, who braved the dense smoke underground to open air doors, diverting poisonous fumes out of the mine.
1965
The New Musical Express, the most important music trade paper in Britain, hosted a concert at London's Wembley Empire Pool, featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, The Seekers, Freddie And The Dreamers, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Moody Blues, Them, Cilla Black and Donovan.
1970: Peter Green quits Fleetwood Mac while they are on tour in Germany but agrees to finish the gigs to avoid breach of contract. The singer/songwriter/guitarist had taken LSD at a commune in Munich, an incident that appeared to cause a marked change in his personality.
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