1066
֍ Roby listed as ‘Rabil’, one of the manors held by Uctred
1198
֍ Robert de Lathom founded Burscough Priory (for Augustinians)
1304
֍ Robert de Lathom was granted the right to hold a Friday market and fair
1372
֍ Thomas de Lathom attempts to establish Roby as a borough
1726
֍ New Liverpool to Prescot Turnpike Road running through Roby constructed. Toll houses built along the route (including at Roby) to receive the due toll for transporting goods through the township
1761
֍ Joseph Williamson of Liverpool rebuilds Roby Hall
1830
֍ Liverpool to Manchester railway completed
֍ The Prime Minister, The Duke of Wellington officially opens Roby Railway Station – September 1830
1840
֍ Edenhurst built by 13th Earl of Derby for Richard Earle, Agent for the Knowsley Estate
1849
֍ Roby Tithe Map and Apportionment Schedule completed
1850
֍ St Bartholomew’s Church was built thanks to donations from Lord Derby and Ellis Ashton (vicar of St Michael’s, Huyton)
1853
֍ Tower added to St Bartholomew’s Church
1875
֍ St Bartholomew’s Church rebuilt with a spire being added
1877
֍ Local Government Board established combining Roby, Huyton and Thingwall
1888
֍ Lancashire County Council formed
1894
֍ Huyton with Roby Urban District Council formed
1906
֍ William Bowring, the first elected Lord Mayor of Liverpool, bequeaths Bowring Park to the people
1913
֍ Bowring Park becomes the first municipal golf course in England
1915
֍ Tramway completed from Edge Lane, Liverpool, to Bowring Park
1921
֍ Old English Gardens opened to the public in Bowring Park
1930s
֍ Roby begins to lose its village feel as Liverpool Corporation buys land in Roby and Huyton for housing developments and new estates appear
1939-1945
֍ Bowring Park and Roby Hall commandeered for war service. A portion of the park was then transformed for growing food produce
1957
֍ Last tram service journey to Bowring Park (6A) – 15th September 1957
1960s
֍ Roby Cross moved to its present position on Roby Road
1974
֍ Local government re-organisation – Roby becomes part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
֍ Huyton Leisure Centre opens on Roby Road
1975
֍ Construction of M62 motorway through part of Bowring Park
1978
֍ Roby Conservation Area determined
2011
֍ Huyton Leisure Centre, Roby Road, closes – 26th September 2011
2015
֍ A new Greystone footbridge constructed across M62 motorway between junctions 4 and 5 was officially opened – November 2015. The new bridge replaced the former ‘sausage’ bridge built in 1973
֍ Appraisal of Roby Conservation Area completed
2017
֍ National Wildflower Centre at Court Hey closes
2019
֍ Knowsley Council state that the community will be the focus of any future plans for former National Wildflower Centre site in Court Hey Park – July 2019
֍ Incredible Edible community project (to encourage people to grow their own fruit and vegetables) begins work at the former National Wildflower Centre in Court Hey Park – September 2019
֍ Local schoolchildren involved in planting trees at Court Hey Park and at Roby Fields, part of the ‘Trees for Learning’ programme – December 2019
2020
֍ Community action by 130 volunteers transform the community garden space at Court Hey Park – March 2020
֍ The whole year 2020 was dominated by the Coronavirus COVID-19. Working from home or being on furlough became the new normal, together with social distancing measures and the wearing of face coverings
2021
֍ Following a funding grant, improvements have been completed to the pedestrian pathways into and around Court Hey Park, aiding accessibility – September 2021
֍ Further funding acquired to install a low-carbon heating system and solar panels in the Courtyard buildings at Court Hey Park – October 2021
2022
֍ Refurbishment work at the Courtyard, Court Hey Park has been completed. The buildings will now be transferred to ‘One Knowsley’ the borough’s organization for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises – July 2022
֍ Court Hey Park awarded ‘Local Favourite’ status in a national park competition organised by Fields of Trust – August 2022
