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The History of Pembroke Dock est.1814
The French Revolution. More than twenty years of war between Britain & France follow. The Royal Navy needs new dockyards to build warships. The Paterchurch area offers a suitable site.
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1 8 5 5 L lan io n Hu t cam p . 1 8 5 9 - 1 8 6 2 Fr an ce lau n ches h er fir st ir o n clad w ar shi p , L a Glo ir e. Ar m o u r ed v esse l s used in Ame rican Civ il War. 1 8 6 1 H M S Warri o r c o m p let ed, t h e Ro y al N a v y ' s fir st ir o n cl ad . 1 8 6 2 H M S P rin c e C o n so r t lau n ch ed, P em b r o k e D o c ky ard ' s fi rst ironcl ad sc re w shi p . 1 8 6 4 P e m b ro ke and Te n b y Railw ay rea ches P e m b r o ke D o ck . In 1 8 6 6 t h e li n e li n ks with Whi tlan d . 1 8 6 5 Ch o lera epi d e m ic in P enn a r 1 8 7 0 "Fo rst e r' s E d u cati o n Ac t" in tro d u ces bo ard scho o ls. P enn ar, Al b i o n Sq u are and L lan io n scho o ls f o ll o w. 1 8 7 4 Si r Edward R ee d , c h air m an o f M il fo rd Ha v en Sh ip b u il d in g ... Co ., el ect ed M P f o r P em b r o ke Bo ro u g h s. 1 8 7 7 J ap an ese c o rv et t e H i Y ei la u n ched at Jac o b ' s P il l pr i v a te y ard . 1 8 8 2 - 1 8 8 8 Battles h ip s Edi n b u rg h , Co ll i n g wo o d , Ho we , An s o n , co n structed in Ro y al D o cky ard . 1 8 8 8 L o cal Go v e rn m ent Act - P e m b ro ke shi re Co u n t y C o u n c il fo ll o ws. P e m b ro ke D o ck to e le ct Co u n ty Co u n cill o rs. 1 8 8 9 We lsh In te rm edi ate Edu cat io n Act p er m its C o u n ty Co u n cils to es tabl ish se co n d ar y sc h o o ls , eg . P e m b r o ke D o c k C o u n ty In te r m edi ate Scho o l ( 1 8 9 5 - 9 ). 1 8 9 1 - 1 8 9 6 Battles h ip s Em p r ess o f In d i a, Re p u lse, Re n o wn, Han n i b al, co n stru cte d in Ro y al D o c ky ard . 1 8 9 7 - 1 8 9 9 M e y rick Ward s. c1 9 0 1 Carr Jet ty . It is n o w p o ssib l e t o install shi p s' e n g in es & heav y e q u ip m ent within t h e D o c ky ard . 1 9 0 1 - 1 9 0 7 Ar m o u r ed (hea v y ) cru ise rs D rake , E ss ex , Co rn wall, D u ke o f Edin b u rg h , W arr i o r, D efe n c e co n s tructed in Royal D o c ky ard . 1 9 0 2 Balfo u r Edu ca tio n Act" abo li shes scho o l b o ard s. B o ro u g h & Co u n t y C o u n cil edu c atio n co m m i tt e es n o w r espo n sib le fo r el em entar y & se c o n d ary sch o o ls. c1 9 0 3 L lan io n Barra cks (br ick). 1 9 0 5 To wn w at er sup p ly is c o m p lete , with r ese r v o irs & st r e et hydran t s. D rai n ag e sc h e m e, b egu n 1 9 0 0 , un d er wa y . 1 9 0 6 H M S D r eadn o u g h t lau n che d , t h e st an d ard fo r fu ture b att leshi p s. P e m b ro ke D o ck y ard lacks c ap a city t o c o n struct such v es sels. 1 9 0 8 - 1 9 1 2 Sco u t cru is ers B o ad ic ea, B e ll o n a, Blan che , B o ln d e, Acti v e, A m p h io n , Fearle ss co n struc te d in R o y al D o c ky ard .
1 9 1 4 P e m b ro ke D o ck's cente n ar y : Alb i o n Sq u are la m p st an d ard c o m m e m o ra te s, and g ian t P ro ces si o n c elebrat es, th e to wn' s fir st h u n d red y ears. 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 Wo rld war I. D o c ky ard bu il d s lig h t cru ise rs, sub m ari n e s & t an k er, wi th larg er wo r k fo rc e. W ar m ay h av e p o stpo n ed cl o sur e. Bush C am p m ak es P e m b ro ke D o c k an e v en larg er Ar m y d ep o t, with m o r e than 4 0 0 0 s o ld iers in to wn. 1 9 2 6 Ag ain st a backg r o u n d o f n atio n al e co n o m ic dep r essio n , in the y ear o f the G ener al Stri ke . Co sur e o f P e m b r o ke D o c k y ard bri n g s ma ss un e m p lo y m ent. M an y c raft sm en se e k wo rk els ew h er e. 1 9 3 0 RAF P e m b r o ke D o ck e s tabl ish ed. Bip lan e fl y in g bo at s arr ive . 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 4 5 Wo rld War II. RAF P e m b r o ke D o ck bec o m es w o rld ' s larg est o p erati o n al flyin g b o at b as e. Su n d erlan d & Catali n a fl y in g bo ats see k o u t en em y su b m ari n es. 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 4 1 Ai r raid s. Ene m y b o m b ers i g n ite P enn ar o il t an ks, & br in g m assi v e d est ru cti o n t o the to wn. 1 9 4 4 Edu catio n a ct p lan s r eshap ed se c o n d ary edu cati o n , p articu lar ly g ra m m ar an d s e co n d ary m o d ern sch o o ls - sh o rtly af te r w h ich ... Co u n ty In te r m edi at e Sch o o l beco m es P e m b ro ke Gr am m ar Sch o o l, and Co r o n ati o n sc h o o l bec o m es " sec o n d ary m o d ern" s cho o l. 1 9 4 5 P o st war de v el o p m ents incl u d e .. . - Co u n cil h o u sin g , P enn ar & Bu sh est ate s . F acto ri es at Kin g swoo d , la te r al o n g Ferr y L an e. M ari n e in d u strie s in D o cky a rd , p articu lar l y R. S. Haye s gr o u p o f co m p an ies. 1 9 4 9 - c. 1 9 5 5 D o c k L ea v es, arts m ag az in e , pu b li shed fro m P e m b ro ke D o ck. 1 9 5 5 - 7 P ate r Hal l bu il t o n sit e o f b o m b ed T e m p e ran ce H all . 1 9 5 9 Run d o wn & c l o sur e o f RAF P e m b ro ke D o ck. 1 9 6 7 L ast r egi m ent le a v e s L lan i o n Barracks. 1 9 7 1 D e v el o p m ent o f larg er o il t an ke rs, f o r which M il f o rd H av en is an id eal har b o u r. B o o m in b u il d in g o il re fin eries & h e av y ind u str y al o n g M il f o rd H av en. T h is br in g s w o rk & p ro spe rit y fo r P e m b ro ke D o ck. 1 9 7 1 Su n d erlan d M L 8 2 4 e xhi b it e d next t o m o t o r m u seu m in D o ck y ard . T h e air craf t is n o w a t RAF H end o n .
1 9 7 3 Seco n d ary e d u cati o n r eo rg an iz ed P e m b ro ke Gra m m ar Scho o l an d C o ro n ati o n s ec o n d ary m o d ern m erge into P em b r o ke Co m p reh ensiv e Sch o o l . 1 9 7 4 L o cal go v ern m ent re o rg an iz atio n . End o f P e m b ro ke B o ro u g h C o u n cil. M an y fun c tio n s ar e take n o v er b y So u th P em brokeshires D istri ct C o u n cil, with o ffi ce at t h e o ld L lan io n Barrack s - u n til fu rther chan g es est ab li sh a new P e m b r o ke shi r e C o u n t y C o u n cil, 1 9 9 6 . 1 9 7 5 H av en Brid g e o p ens bringing the end o f the Ho b b s' P o in t to N e y lan d f erry s erv i ce. 1 9 7 9 - Ir ish fe rry te r m in al in D o ck y ard 2 0 th c. D e v el o p m ents in clu d e : - P o rt o f P e m b ro ke in D o ck y ard - Su p erm ark et s in L o n d o n Ro ad ar ea - Co - o p , L id l, Te s co , K wi ksa v e. - N ew lib rar y o n re clai m ed l an d . P e m b r o ke po we r s tat i o n c l o ses afte r m u ch d ebate o n p o ll u tio n & o rimulsi o n fu el . - Call c entr e o p ens ne xt t o b rid g e. - Go lf c o u rse o n Barr ack Hil l. - H o u sin g o n o ld P enn ar Barr acks sit e. 1 9 8 6 The n e w P e m b ro k e D o ck T o wn C o u n cil ta ke s o ffi ce. 2 0 0 1 Gu n t o we r m u seu m o p ens, presentin g P e m b ro ke D o c k's shi p b u il d in g and m il itar y hist o ry. 2 0 0 6 Au g u st 8 th T h e Cap tain Su p erin te n d ents h o u se , an i m p o sin g r esiden c e ad jo in in g t h e d o ck y ard gate and late l y t h e Co m m o d o r e H o te l was g u tt ed by fire in the e arl y h o u rs