1870s and before
Pre - 1880
| c1300 | St Clement’s Church built |
| 1526 | Skegness completely washed away by tides and storm |
| 1526+ | Stones from original St Clement’s Church salvaged and used to rebuild church |
| 1770 | Skegness Hotel is built (known as the Enderby Hotel in 1828 and later became the Vine Hotel) |
| 1825 | Skegness Lifeboat and Coast Guard introduced - boats of the Lincolnshire Coast Shipwreck Association |
| 1825 | Coxswain of Skegness Lifeboat is William Scupholm |
| 1830s | Ship Hotel is built at the junction of Burgh Road and Roman Bank |
| 1830 | Coxswain of Skegness Lifeboat is Samuel Moody |
| 1858 | Rev Edward Steere curate of Skegness see also memorial window in St Clement’s Church |
| 1859 | Coastguard Station built at Gibraltar Point |
| 1862 | Sea View Hotel opens owned by Dunkley |
| 1864 | Lincolnshire Coast Shipwreck Association merged with RNLI due to financial difficulty |
| 1864 | Lifeboat station built on South Parade Skegness |
| 1864 | Skegness Lifeboat - Herbert Ingram I |
| 1870 | Skegness and District Pig Club formed |
| 1871 | Coxswain of Skegness Lifeboat is John Thomas Green |
| <1873 | Skegness consisted of two roads only - High Street and Roman Bank |
| 1874 | First chemist shop in Skegness opened in High Street (owner George Morley) |
| 1873 | Firsby and Wainfleet railway was extended into Skegness |
| 1874 | Skegness Lifeboat - Herbert Ingram II |
| 1875 | H V Tippett, agent to the Earl of Scarbrough, conceived the idea of town planning Skegness |
| 1876 | Wesleyan Chapel opens on High Street Skegness |
| 1877 | Steam Laundry established on Roman Bank |
| 1877 | Coxswain of Skegness Lifeboat is Joseph Moody |
| 1878 | Skegness gasworks opened |
| 1879 | Frederica Terrace completed - the only building on Grand Parade |
| 1879 | First foundation stone of St Matthew’s Church laid |
| 1879 | Pavillion opened in the Pleasure Gardens |
| 1879 | Building of first Church of England schools commenced in Skegness |
| 1879 | Windmill stands on site of Clock Tower |
| 1879 | Grand Parade completed |









