995 The body of St Cuthbert is buried in Durham and it draws many visitors
1006 The Scots attack Durham but they are driven off
1038 The Scots attack Durham again but they are driven off once more
1069 Normans are massacred in Durham. In retaliation, the Normans devastate the area.
1072 The Normans build a castle at Durham
1091 The Bishop of Durham is given wide powers by the king
1112 St Giles Hospital is built
1120 Framwell Bridge is built
1133 Durham Cathedral is completed
1162 Elvet Bridge is built
1312 Robert the Bruce burns the suburbs of Durham
1356 The first Town Hall is built at Durham
1538 The king’s men demolish the shrine of St Cuthbert
1544 Durham suffers an outbreak of plague
1565 Durham gains a corporation and a mayor (although the Bishop is still very powerful)
1589 Plague strikes Durham again
1598 Plague returns to Durham
1644 During the Civil War the Scots Durham
1722 The first theatre opens in Durham
1750 Durham has a population of perhaps 5,000
1771 Durham suffers a serious flood
1787 Durham Infirmary is founded
1790 A body of men is given powers to pave the streets of Durham and light them with oil lamps
1801 Durham has a population of about 7,500
1820 Durham prison is built
1824 Durham gains gas light
1832 Durham University is founded
1844 The railway reaches Durham
1851 Durham Town Hall is rebuilt
1901 The population of Durham is about 16,000
1952 St Mary’s College is founded
1960 The School of Oriental Studies opens
1963 County Hall is built. Kingsgate Bridge is built.
1964 The Magistrates Court is built
1965 St Aidan’s College opens
1969 A Museum of the Durham Light Infantry opens
1973 Collingwood College opens
1975 A new Elvet Bridge is built
1976 Millburngate Shopping Centre is built
1999 Prince Bishops Shopping Centre opens
2002 Gala Theatre and Clayport Library open