| World History | Morley History | |
|---|---|---|
| 1650 | Old Chapel and Lands let to Morley by Earl of Sussex for 20/- pa | |
| 1663 | Farnley Wood Plot fails | |
| 1664 | Royal Coat of Arms set up in Nave of St Mary’s | |
| 1683 | Morley Hall built by Thomas Dawson | |
| Newcomen invents steam pump for mines | 1712 | |
| 1720 | The “Old Town’s School” is founded | |
| John Kay invents loom with flying shuttle | 1733 | |
| 1747 | John Wesley visits Morley for the first time | |
| James Hargreaves invents spinning jenny | 1764 | |
| 1770 | John Wesley visits Morley and a Methodist Chapel is erected. | |
| Samuel Crompton invents spinning mule | 1779 | |
| Pitt the Younger becomes Prime Minister | 1783 | |
| Outbreak of French Revolution | 1789 | |
| 1790 | Crank Mill, first woollen mill to use a steam engine, is erected. |
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