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Interactive Timeline Items
- 1939 National Service
- 1938 Jean Rowntree
- 1904 Rowntree’s Jamaican estates were the largest exporters of cocoa on the island
- 1900 Rowntree’s was operating several estates in Dominica and in Jamaica
- 1899 Acquiring land on the island of Dominica
- 1850 Harriet Selina Osbourne is born
- 1845 August Claude Gaget is born
- 1843 Sarah Jane Rowntree is born
- 1840 Hannah Rowntree is born
- 1834 John Stephenson Rowntree is born
- 1832 Joseph Rowntree joins the York Board of Health
- 1807 Sarah Stephenson is born
- 1801 Joseph Rowntree (Sr) is born
- 2019 KitKat goes from strength to strength
- 2012 Joseph Rowntree is still loved in York
- 2004 The Rowntree Society
- 2000 Joseph Rowntree man of the millennium
- 1988 Company sold to Nestlé
- 1969 A merger and the FTSE 100
- 1964 Powerful retailers change market conditions
- 1962 After Eights
- 1961 Rivalry between English confectioners
- 1960 The Trusts contribute to the foundation of the University of York
- 1959 Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust
- 1957 A new factory opens near Newcastle
- 1955 Don’t forget the fruit gums, Mum!
- 1954 Seebohm Rowntree dies
- 1952 Michael Rowntree & Oxfam
- 1951 The Aero girls are introduced
- 1950 A changed world?
- 1947 Dunollie House opens
- 1945 Haverford House
- 1944 The Cocoa Works becomes ‘County Industries’
- 1942 York is bombed
- 1941 Winston Churchill disapproves of sweet rationing
- 1942 Kenneth becomes a War Artist
- 1941 World War 2 breaks out
- 1940 Jean Rowntree
- 1937 Chocolate beans changed to Smarties
- 1935 The Joseph Rowntree Theatre opens
- 1933 Black Magic introduced
- 1933 Seebohm warns that peace is fragile
- 1931 Seebohm becomes a Companion of Honour
- 1930 George Harris introduces the famous brands
- 1929 The Wall Street Crash
- 1927 The Joseph Rowntree Memorial Library opens
- 1926 The General Strike
- 1925 Joseph Rowntree dies
- 1923 Seebohm Rowntree becomes Chairman
- 1922 Seebohm continues to publish
- 1921 Rowntree park is opened
- 1919 Michael Rowntree is born
- 1917 Death at Passchendaele
- 1916 Works Councils are established
- 1915 Lloyd George seeks Seebohm’s help
- 1914 The Cocoa Works welcomes fighting men
- 1912 New Earswick School opens
- 1910 Arnold Rowntree becomes MP for York
- 1909 Yearsley swimming pool opens
- 1908 York’s branch of the Fabian Society is founded
- 1907 The Nation newspaper is founded
- 1906 A new factory is built
- 1904 Joseph Rowntree sets up three trusts
- 1902 Work begins on New Earswick model village
- 1901 Seebohm Rowntree’s book on poverty makes an impression
- 1899 Is alcohol evil?
- 1898 Rapid expansion
- 1896 Growing their own
- 1895 Quaker Renaissance
- 1893 Frank Rowntree joins the company
- 1892 Data about poverty published
- 1891 Reaching out to a wider market
- 1890 Full steam ahead
- 1889 Seebohm joins the company
- 1887 Technical innovation encourages growth
- 1886 A family business
- 1885 Success is shared
- 1884 Debts defeated
- 1883 Henry Isaac dies young
- 1882 Beans means success
- 1881 Pastilles prove popular
- 1879 The secret of gum manufacture is cracked
- 1874 Early Struggles
- 1870 Joseph's family grows
- 1869 Joseph to the rescue
- 1868 Henry Isaac marries
- 1867 Henry Isaac becomes a city councillor of York
- 1866 Prize winning cocoa
- 1864 H. I. Rowntree moves to a larger site
- 1863 Tragedy for young Joseph
- 1862 The Rowntrees get involved in cocoa
- 1861 Fred Rowntree is born
- 1860 Public bathing encouraged in York
- 1859 Joseph Rowntree Sr dies
- 1858 John and Elizabeth marry
- 1857 Love is in the air
- 1856 Apprentice at the Pavement shop
- 1854 Henry Isaac is sent to Grove House School
- 1852 Clifton Lodge House
- 1851 The Great Exhibition
- 1850 Joseph witnesses the Irish Famine
- 1849 Famine in Ireland
- 1848 First Day School Founded
- 1847 Banking Crisis
- 1846 Antoinette Rowntree is born
- 1845 Hunger in York
- 1844 Joshua Rowntree is born
- 1841 Julia Seebohm is born
- 1840 Charles Booth is born
- 1839 George Cadbury is born
- 1838 Henry Isaac Rowntree is born
- 1837 George Hudson ‘The Railway King’ becomes Mayor of York.
- 1836 Joseph Rowntree is born.
- 1835 Elizabeth Hotham is born.
- 1833 Thomas Craven
- 1831 The Mount School
- 1830 York's Population Growth
- 1829 John Ford
- 1828 The Beginning of a Master Grocer
- 1827 Pavement Apprentices
- 1826 Pavement Home
- 1825 Colony of Friedensthal Expansion
- 1824 Flourishing New Business
- 1823 Bootham School
- 1822 Joseph Rowntree Sr buys premises on Pavement
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- The Rowntree Society
- The Trusts contribute to the foundation of the University of York.
- The Aero girls are introduced
- Powerful retailers change market conditions
- Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust
- A new factory opens near Newcastle
- Don't forget the fruit gums, Mum!
- Michael Rowntree
- A changed world?
- Dunollie House opens
- World War 2 breaks out
- Jean Rowntree
- The Joseph Rowntree Theatre opens
- Seebohm warns that peace is fragile
- Seebohm becomes a Companion of Honour
- The Wall Street Crash
- The Cocoa Works becomes 'County Industries'
- Haverford House
- York is bombed.
- Kenneth becomes a War Artist
- The Joseph Rowntree Memorial Library opens
- The General Strike
- Seebohm continues to publish
- Seebohm Rowntree becomes Chairman
- Works Councils are established.
- Lloyd George seeks Seebohm's help
- The Cocoa Works welcomes fighting men
- Death at Passchendaele
- Michael Rowntree born
- New Earswick School opens
- Arnold Rowntree becomes MP for York
- Yearsley swimming pool opens
- York's branch of the Fabian Society is founded
- The Nation newspaper is founded.
- Is alcohol evil?
- Rapid expansion
- Growing their own
- Quaker Renaissance
- Frank Rowntree joins the company
- Data about poverty published
- Full steam ahead
- Seebohm joins the company
- A family business
- Success is shared
- Debts defeated
- Beans means success
- Pastilles prove popular
- Early struggles
- Joseph's family grows
- Joseph to the rescue
- Henry Isaac marries
- Henry Isaac becomes a city councillor of York
- Prizewinning cocoa
- H. I. Rowntree moves to a larger site
- Tragedy for young Joseph
- Fred Rowntree is born
- Public bathing encouraged in York
- Love is in the air
- Apprentice at the Pavement Shop
- Tries hard but could do better.....
- Clifton Lodge House
- The Great Exhibition
- Famine in Ireland
- First Day School founded
- Banking crisis
- Antoinette Rowntree
- Hunger in York
- Joshua Rowntree
- Julia Rowntree
- Henry Isaac Rowntree is born
- Joseph Rowntree is born
- John Stephenson Rowntree is born.
- The Mount School
- Joseph Rowntree Senior dies
- John Ford
- Bootham School
- Apprentices at Pavement
- KitKat goes from strength to strength
- Joseph Rowntree is still loved in York
- Joseph Rowntree man of the millennium
- Company sold to Nestlé
- A merger and the FTSE 100
- After Eights
- Rivalry between English confectioners
- Seebohm Rowntree dies
- Winston Churchill disapproves of sweet rationing
- George Harris introduces the famous brands
- Joseph Rowntree dies
- Rowntree park is opened
- A new factory is built
- Joseph Rowntree sets up three trusts
- Work begins on New Earswick model village
- Seebohm Rowntree's book on poverty makes an impression
- Reaching out to a wider market
- Technical innovation encourages growth
- Henry Isaac dies young
- The secret of gum manufacture is cracked
- The Rowntrees get involved in cocoa
- Joseph witnesses the Irish Famine
- Life at the Pavement shop
- Joseph Rowntree Sr buys premises on Pavement
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