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1086

֍ Huyton appears in the Domesday Book as ‘Hitune’

c.1189

֍ Grant of the church at Huyton by Robert de Lathom to the priory he founded at Burscough

1520

֍ The Corpse Way, a footpath from Tarbock to Huyton in use as a route for burial parties to Huyton Parish Church

1670

֍ Datestone on Huyton Hey Manor

1764

֍ The Red Hazels built

1819

֍ Original Huyton Cross erected, designed by Thomas Rickman

1830

֍ Hurst House built
֍ Huyton Gate railway station built; part of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the first passenger line in the world

1850

֍ Huyton Tithe Map and Apportionment Schedule completed

1856

֍ St. Agnes Roman Catholic Chapel built on land provided by the Molyneux-Seel family
֍ Huyton Congregational Church built on Huyton Hey Road

1860

֍ Huyton Cricket and Bowling Club, Huyton Lane founded

1861

֍ School built alongside Huyton Congregational Church, Huyton Hey Road

1872

֍ Discovery of a Norman font found buried under the tower of St Michael’s Church

1873

֍ St. Gabriel’s school built in Huyton Quarry, also used as a temporary church

1877

֍ Huyton Local Government Board established

1890

֍ New Congregational Church built at the junction of Victoria Road and Seel Road
֍ Former Congregational Church in Huyton Hey Road becomes known as Park Hall

1894

֍ Huyton Urban District Council, covering Huyton, Roby and Thingwall formed
֍ St. Gabriel’s Church, Huyton Quarry consecrated
֍ Liverpool College for Girls, Huyton (later renamed Huyton College) opens

1897

֍ New Huyton Cross erected, replacing the original to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee

1905

֍ Royal visit by King Edward VII

1921

֍ Huyton-with-Roby’s war memorial to the Great War dead erected in the grounds of the council offices, Derby Road

1940

֍ Internment camp established on newly built housing estate at Page Moss

c.1943

֍ Prisoner of war camp established on King George V Playing Fields

1940s

֍ First of Huyton’s new wartime housing estates under construction

1948

֍ Huyton-with-Roby’s Royal Air Force Association Branch formed (R.A.F.A)

1961

֍ Huntley and Palmer’s biscuit factory opens on Wilson Road, Huyton Industrial Estate

1960s

֍ Development of Huyton Village into a modern shopping centre began

1964

֍ Huyton M.P. Harold Wilson officially opens the R.A.F.A. branch headquarters located in the former villa ‘Fairfield,’ Archway Road – July 1964

1967

֍ Huyton-with-Roby Royal British Legion Club opens in ‘Heathbank,’ Archway Road

1968

֍ Huyton Rugby League Football Club formed. From 1969 they played at the new Alt Park ground, off Liverpool Road

1974

֍ Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council formed

1975

֍ Huyton Suite opens – 5th April 1975

1977

֍ ASDA supermarket opened in Derby Road – 8th November 1977

1978

֍ Huyton Central Library building opened in Derby Road – 20th April 1978

1984

֍ Huyton Rugby League Football Club play their last game at Alt Park. The club moves to Runcorn and changes name to Runcorn Highfield

1988

֍ Knowsley United Football Club (formerly Kirkby Town F.C.) move to the Alt Park ground, off Liverpool Road (former home ground of Huyton Rugby League F.C.)

1997

֍ New Huyton Library and Gallery building opened in Civic Way

2005

֍ Nutgrove Villa, NHS walk-in centre opened in Westmorland Road
֍ ASDA-Walmart open a two-storey superstore off Huyton Lane – 28th August 2005

2006

֍ A new modern Huyton-with-Roby Royal Air Force Association headquarters and club opens in Ellison Grove. The old ‘Comet Club’ building formerly known as ‘Fairfield,’ Archway Road, is then demolished

2009

֍ Huyton Sports and Arts Centre for Learning secondary school built on former Knowsley Hey School site in Seel Road

2011

֍ Knowsley Leisure Centre and Culture Park opened on Longview Drive
֍ Amalgamation of R.A.F.A. branches. The Ellison Grove site in Huyton becomes the Huyton-with-Roby & Liverpool R.A.F.A Branch

2014

֍ Huyton Sports and Arts Centre for Learning, Seel Road, changes name to the Lord Derby Academy
֍ Appraisal of The Orchard Conservation Area completed – December 2014

2015

֍ An Extra Care facility, housing 100 people at Blue Bell Park, Alamein Road, opens – October 2015
֍ Appraisal of the Victoria Road & Huyton Church Road Conservation Area completed

2016

֍ Council-owned Volair Limited takes over running of all KMBC’s leisure centres including Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Longview Drive, Huyton

2017

֍ Knowsley MBC introduce their new vision for Huyton Village in a Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document, a guide to development up to 2028

2018

֍ ‘Foodie Friday’ events begin in Huyton Village featuring street food traders and live entertainment – June 2018

2019

֍ Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant Eton Place opens on Derby Road – February 2019
֍ Appraisal of St Michael’s Church Conservation Area completed – March 2019
֍ Development plans for Huyton Village underway: more new shops and restaurants to open and a shop front improvement scheme begun – March 2019
֍ ‘Foodie Friday’ events re-start under the new name: ‘Huyton Live’ – June 2019
֍ New shops, The Coffee House and Hays Travel open on Derby Road – December 2019

2020

֍ Tapas restaurant El Pueblo opens on Derby Road – 25th January 2020
֍ Restaurant and bar ‘Common’ opens on Derby Road – September 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

֍ The Venue, Civic Way, officially closes – 1st January 2021
֍ Two Huyton projects gain financial support from the Community Environment Fund: St Gabriel’s Parish Church Community Garden, Huyton Quarry and The Old Schoolhouse Community Project, Huyton – February 2021
֍ Work is completed on the installation of 18 CCTV cameras providing full coverage throughout Huyton Village centre, following investment by Knowsley Council – March 2021
֍ Demolition begins on The Venue (formerly The Huyton Suite) building in Civic Way – July 2021
֍ The popular ‘Huyton Live’ returns to Huyton Village on Friday 24th September 2021
֍ First Artisan and Craft Market to feature in Huyton Village on Saturday 25th September 2021

2022

֍ Two more restaurants open in Derby Road: The Solasta Steakhouse and Floga, offering Greek cuisine – February 2022
֍ Discount retailer B&M open a new larger store in Cavendish Walk – May 2022
֍ The internal archway of the railway bridge in Archway Road is illuminated with LED lighting – May 2022
֍ Menswear shop ‘Suitable Attire’ opens in Sherborne Square – June 2022

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