By Tim Lambert
c 71 AD The Romans build a fort in the region. It is called Danum.
12th Century A village called Doncaster grows into a small market town
1194 King Richard I gives Doncaster a charter
1204 Doncaster is badly damaged by a fire but it is soon rebuilt
1307 Franciscan friars arrive in Doncaster. they are called greyfriars because of their costumes.
c 1350 Carmelites or white friars arrive in Doncaster
1562 Plague strikes Doncaster
1575 Doncaster gains a grammar school
1582 Plague returns to Doncaster
1606 Plague strikes Doncaster again
1700 Doncaster suffers an outbreak of typhoid
1750 The Mansion House is built
1770 Doncaster is a stage coaching town
1774 Doncaster gains its first theatre
1776 The first St Ledger is held
1792 A dispensary opens where the poor can obtain free medicines
1827 Doncaster is lit by gas
1831 Doncaster has a population of 10,000
1847 A new Guildhall is built
1849 The railway reaches Doncaster
1853 The Great Northern Railway moves its engine building works to Doncaster
1869 The first free public library opens in Doncaster
1899 Doncaster is lit by gas
1902 Electric trams run in the streets of Doncaster
1909 Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery opens
1923 Elmfield Park opens
1941 2 parachute mines fall on Doncaster
1951 The population of Doncaster is 83,000
1967 The Frenchgate Centre is built
1969 The Waterfield Centre is built
2005 Robin Hood Airport opens