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| 1 | 1780 | - 1780: Fishmongers Arms built
now demolished - was on the site of the Porthleven Institute with its iconic clock tower
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| 2 | 1788 | - 1788: 21 people drowned
Midsummer's day - 21 people in a pleasure boat drowned off Porthleven
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| 3 | 1798 | - 1798: First mail from London
was lost by a very drunk postman
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| 4 | 1800 | - 1800: Smuggling
Smuggling in Mount's Bay: in the early 1800s it was estimated that 7,000 ankers of smuggled brandy was successfully landed annually. One anker = 10 gallons (4.5 litres)
- 1800: Methodists / Methodist Church
The Methodists made great inroads in Porthleven in the early 19th century. The first chapel was built around 1800.
- 1800—1810: Ship Inn
The Ship Inn is thought to have been built in the first decade of the 1800s. Originally the Ship Tavern, it is the oldest pub still standing in Porthleven.
- 1800: Schools
Schools were instituted in Porthleven during the early 1800s.
- 1800: Around 1800 there was a water-driven mill where Kota stands today (2020)
- 1800: Populations and buildings
Around 1800 it is believed that the village consisted of 63 dwellings and a population of 220.
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| 5 | 1807 | - 29 Dec 1807: HMS Anson wrecked
HMS Anson was wrecked on the Loe Bar wit the loss of over 100 lives. This incident was to result in the structure of the Price of Wales Harbour, Porthleven.
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| 6 | 1837 | - 20 Jun 1837—22 Jan 1901: Queen Victoria's reign
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India.
Victoria inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died leaving no surviving legitimate children. She became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality. Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert. After his death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result, republicanism temporarily gained strength but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration.
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| 7 | 1846 | - 1846: RELIGION: Porthleven Parish created
Porthleven was formed into a parish in its own right in 1846
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| 8 | 1854 | - 1854—1856: Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought by an alliance of Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia against Russian expansion into the Danube region (modern day Romania). One battle - The Battle of Balaclava - became famous for the Charge of the Light Brigade
The Crimean war also saw the rise to prominence of Florence Nightingale.
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| 9 | 1859 | - 24 Nov 1859: On the Origin of Species published
On the Origin of Species (or more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life), published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Darwin included evidence that he had gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings from research, correspondence, and experimentation.
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