| 12c. |
Castell Cadwgan, earth and timber castle built on the coast |
| 15c. |
Cywydd (poem) by Lewis Glyn Cothi mentions Aberaeron |
| 1565 |
Aberaeron mentioned in a survey of the coast |
| 1693 |
First surviving entry in Court Leet records of Manor of Llyswen (next is 1774) |
| 1748 |
Chart of the coast by Lewis Morris doesn’t show Aberaeron |
| 1757 |
Aberaeron Uchaf (Dolau Aeron) built by Lewis Gwynne. Closed c 1815, rebuilt 1852 |
| 1769 |
Earliest known reference by a visitor to an Inn at Aberaeron |
| 1770 |
Turnpike Trust formed. Presumably a toll gate was erected shortly afterwards |
| 1774 |
Court Leet (the council of the Manor of Llyswen) records complete to late 19th century |
| 1783 |
Upper Bridge built 15 yards from the old one |
| 1785 |
Aberaeron Benefit Society formed |
| 1801 |
Chart of the coast by William Morris shows Aberaeron |
| 1807 |
Act of Parliament enabling Rev. Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne to improve the harbour |
| 1807 |
Harbourmaster Hotel built |
| 1809 |
First Pier complete |
| 1811 |
Second Pier complete |
| 1811 |
Crescent of four houses (Mynachdy Row – Bedlam Barracks) built just north of the Harbour mouth |
| 1813 |
Storm damaged the new piers |
| 1813 |
New Lower bridge built (rebuilt 1881-2) |
| c. 1815 |
The Feathers hotel built by William Lewes of Llanaeron |
| c. 1815 |
Pengarreg House built by John Atwood, son-in-law of Rev. A.T.J. Gwynne (presumably earlier if it was built before the road) |
| 1818 |
School (Ysgol-Glan y-môr) built on the shore just north of the Harbour mouth |
| 1819 |
Rev. A.T.J. Gwynne died |
| 1830 |
Colonel Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne succeeded his mother to the estate |
| c. 1830 |
Post Office established in the town |
| 1833 |
Tabernacl (Calvinistic Methodists) built (enlarged 1869) |
| 1833 |
Peniel Chapel (Congregationalists) built (remodelled 1857, 1897) |
| 1835 |
Trinity Chapel built (now Holy Trinity Church); Edward Haycock architect (rebuilt 1872) |
| 1839 |
Workhouse {now Aberaeron Hospital) built |
| 1840s |
Northern Pier extended to the north |
| 1844 |
Town Hall (for magistrates), market and gaol built |
| 1845 |
Tithe survey and map |
| 1848 |
National School established |
| 1861 |
Col Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne died |
| 1863 |
Aberayron Steam Navigation Company was formed (existed until 1876) |
| 1864 |
Salem chapel (Wesleyan Methodists) built (Roman Catholic church 1997) |
| 1866 |
Act enabling Aberaeron to have gas lighting |
| 1872 |
British School built (behind Portland Place) |
| 1872 |
National School opened (now Freemasons’ Lodge) |
| 1872 |
Chalybeate Well discovered |
| 1872 |
Holy Trinity rebuilt (chancel rebuilt 1897) |
| 1877 |
The Aberayron Steam Packet Company, formed, (existed until about 1918) |
| 1878 |
Siloam Chapel (Baptists) built (now carpet warehouse) |
| 1881 |
Lower Bridge damaged in a flood and rebuilt |
| 1881 |
Aerial railway crossed the harbour. Closed about 1931; new one erected 1988, closed by 1990 |
| 1882 |
Tennis Club formed |
| 1884 |
Last ship, the Cadwgan, to be built in the harbour |
| 1888 |
Aberaeron became the County Town |
| 1892 |
20th September. Aberaeron Urban and Rural Districts formed |
| 1898 |
County School opened |
| 1909 |
Work began on the new railway line to Aberaeron, opened in 1911 |
| 1911 |
New Upper Bridge built to provide access to the new station |
| 1925 |
Memorial Hall built |
| 1951 |
Railway closed for passengers |
| 1965 |
Last goods train left Aberaeron |
| 2007 |
Bicentenary of 1807 Harbour Act |
