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* [[William Henry Hadow|Hadow]] report on ''The Education of the Adolescent'' published.<ref name=HDA>{{cite web|title=Education in England: a history|first=Derek|last=Gillard|year=2018|url=http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/timeline.html|publisher=HDA|accessdate=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* [[William Henry Hadow|Hadow]] report on ''The Education of the Adolescent'' published.<ref name=HDA>{{cite web|title=Education in England: a history|first=Derek|last=Gillard|year=2018|url=http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/timeline.html|publisher=HDA|accessdate=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* K2 [[red telephone box]] introduced, chiefly in London area.<ref>{{cite book|first=Neil|last=Johannessen|title=Telephone Boxes|location=Princes Risborough|publisher=Shire Publications|year=1994|isbn=0-7478-0250-5}}</ref>
* K2 [[red telephone box]] introduced, chiefly in London area.<ref>{{cite book|first=Neil|last=Johannessen|title=Telephone Boxes|location=Princes Risborough|publisher=Shire Publications|year=1994|isbn=0-7478-0250-5}}</ref>
* New Ways, a house for [[Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke]] in [[Northampton]], is designed by German architect [[Peter Behrens]]; it is "a pioneer of modern architecture in Britain".<ref>{{cite book|author=[[The Twentieth Century Society]]|title=100 Houses 100 Years|location=London|publisher=Batsford|year=2017|isbn=978-1-84994-437-3|chapter=1926}}</ref>
* New Ways, a house for [[Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke]] in [[Northampton]], is designed by German architect [[Peter Behrens]]; it is "a pioneer of modern architecture in Britain".<ref>{{cite book|author=The Twentieth Century Society|author-link=The Twentieth Century Society|title=100 Houses 100 Years|location=London|publisher=Batsford|year=2017|isbn=978-1-84994-437-3|chapter=1926}}</ref>
* First appearance of the [[Gill Sans]] [[sans-serif]] [[typeface]], designed by [[Eric Gill]] for [[Douglas Cleverdon]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Townsend|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2060073382/|title=Douglas Cleverdon Book Publishers|publisher=Flickr.com|date=20 October 2009|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/OtherArticles/GillCockerel.htm|title=Eric Gill & The Cockerel Press|publisher=Itcfonts.com|accessdate=2011-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729035625/http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/OtherArticles/GillCockerel.htm|archive-date=29 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* First appearance of the [[Gill Sans]] [[sans-serif]] [[typeface]], designed by [[Eric Gill]] for [[Douglas Cleverdon]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Townsend|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2060073382/|title=Douglas Cleverdon Book Publishers|publisher=Flickr.com|date=20 October 2009|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/OtherArticles/GillCockerel.htm|title=Eric Gill & The Cockerel Press|publisher=Itcfonts.com|accessdate=2011-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729035625/http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/OtherArticles/GillCockerel.htm|archive-date=29 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 21:17, 21 December 2020

1926 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1924 | 1925 | 1926 (1926) | 1927 | 1928
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1926 in the United Kingdom. The year is dominated by the general strike.

Incumbents

Events

Undated

Publications

Births

Warren Mitchell
Moira Shearer
Gillian Lynne
Elizabeth II
Geoffrey Howe

Deaths

Sidney Lee
Sarah Doudney

See also

References

  1. ^ "The BBC Radio Panic, 1926". Museum of Hoaxes. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
  3. ^ "The University's History". University of Reading. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  5. ^ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  6. ^ "Lighting by electricity". The National Trust. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  7. ^ Gillard, Derek (2018). "Education in England: a history". HDA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. ^ Johannessen, Neil (1994). Telephone Boxes. Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. ISBN 0-7478-0250-5.
  9. ^ The Twentieth Century Society (2017). "1926". 100 Houses 100 Years. London: Batsford. ISBN 978-1-84994-437-3.
  10. ^ Townsend, Paul (20 October 2009). "Douglas Cleverdon Book Publishers". Flickr.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Eric Gill & The Cockerel Press". Itcfonts.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  12. ^ "(Harry) Aubrey (Woodruff) Burl". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale, 2005. Retrieved on 25 November 2009.