| 1802 | Regular mail service starts between England and India
Charlotte Dundas, the first practical steamship, is built by
William Symington |
| 1803 | Southampton Harbour Commission is established |
| 1805 | The first of London`s docks is opened |
| 1807 | Slavery is abolished in the UK |
| 1815 | Napoleon is defeated by the British at the Battle of
Waterloo |
| 1816 | A trans-Atlantic packet service begins |
| 1819 | Savannah is the first steamship to cross the Atlantic,
reaching Liverpool in 26 days |
| 1821 | Britain`s population is 21 million |
| 1822 | Augustin Fresnel perfects lenses for lighthouses |
| 1825 | The UK`s first passenger railway opens between Stockton and
Darlington |
| 1830 | George Stephenson`s Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens -
the first time mail is carried by rail |
