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