A TIMELINE OF WATERFORD HISTORY
By Tim Lambert
853 This is the traditional date for the founding of Waterford by the Vikings (though it might actually have been later)
1204 King John gives Waterford a charter
1250 Waterford is a flourishing port and town
1493 A usurper called Perkin Warbeck besieges Waterford
1545 Holy Ghost Hospital is founded as an almshouse
1649 Waterford resists Cromwell
1650 Waterford is forced to surrender to Ireton
Late 17th Century French Protestants fleeing persecution come to Waterford
1739 St Olafs Church is built
1750 Waterford is a flourishing port. Beef, pork and butter are exported and many fishermen are based there.
1764 St Patricks Church is built
1773 Christ Church is built
1785 An infirmary opens in Waterford
1788 City Hall is built
1793 The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is built
1794 A bridge is built over the River Suir
1795 The Chamber of Commerce Building is erected
1841 A workhouse is erected in Waterford
1849 The Court House is built in 1849
1853 A railway is built to Tramore
1922 Waterford is besieged during the Civil War
1947 A glass industry in Waterford is revived
1951 The population of Waterford reaches 28,000
1954 Reginald's Tower opens as a museum
1967 An industrial estate is built in Waterford
1993 City Square Shopping Centre opens
1997 Waterford Marina opens
1999 Waterford Museum of Treasures opens
2004 A statue of Thomas Francis Meagher is erected in Waterford
2010 The House of Waterford Crystal opens