Britain's Industrial Revolution in 100 Objects.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broom, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial revolution--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Industrial revolution.

Industrial revolution--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Industrial revolution--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Material culture--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Material culture.

Material culture--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2023.

Summary:

The period of Britain's Industrial Revolution was perhaps the most transformative era in the nation's history. Between about 1750 and 1914, life and work, home and school, church and community changed irreversibly for Britain's rapidly expanding population. Lives were transformed, some for the better, but many endured abysmal domestic and workplace conditions. Eventually improvements were made to Britain's social fabric which led to the prospect of richer and more fulfilled lives for working men, women and even children. Focusing on 100 objects that either directly influenced, or arose from, these changes, John Broom offers a distinctive insight into this fascinating age. With plentiful illustrations and suggestions for visits to hundreds of places of historical interest, this book makes an ideal companion for a journey into Britain's industrial past.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Section One - Making, Working and Growing

1: The Coke-Powered Blast Furnace

2: Benjamin Huntsman Clock

3: Bessemer Converter

4: Sheffield Cutlery Bowie Knife

5: Newcomen Beam Engine

6: James Watt's Rotary Steam Engine

7: The Laxey Wheel

8: Richard Arkwright's First Mill at Cromford

9: The Flying Shuttle

10: The Spinning Jenny

11: Robert Owen's Silent Monitor

12: Coal Mine Ventilation Door

13: Miners' Safety Lamp

14: Pit Pony Inkwell

15: Chimney Sweep's Brush

16: Truck Token

17: Slate Tiles

18: Josiah Wedgwood Receipt

19: Brixham Trawler

20: The Turnip

21: Leicester Longwool Sheep

22: Jethro Tull's Seed Drill

23: Threshing Machine

Section Two - Travelling, Transporting and Trading

24: Turnpike Toll Board

25: Canal Lock

26: Narrowboat

27: Navvy's Pick and Shovel

28: Barton Aqueduct Arch

29: The Euston Arch

30: Bradshaw's Railway Guide

31: Broad Gauge Turntable

32: Third Class Rail Carriage

33: SS Great Eastern Chains

34: Dock Warehouses

35: Tram Lines

36: The Red Flag

37: Penny-farthing Bicycle

38. 1884 Metropolitan Line Map

39: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

40: Diagram of the Brookes Slave Ship

41: Tobacco Tin

42: Raw Cotton Bale

43: Glad Tidings Ship

44: Porcelain Tea Set

45: Opium Pipe

46: David Livingstone Lithograph

Section Three - Protesting and Reforming

47: Luddite Hammer

48: Peterloo Handkerchief

49: Old Sarum Painting

50: Swing Riots Lithograph

51: Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree

52: Richard Oastler Medal

53: Anti-Corn Law League Membership Cards

54: The People's Charter

55: Co-operative Wholesale Society Cigarette Card

56: A Sheffield Saw

57: The Communist Manifesto.

58: Trade Union Banner

59: Bryant &amp

May Matchbox

60: Keir Hardie Election Poster

Section Four - Living and Learning

61: A Piece of Old Rope

62: Carbolic Steam Spray Device

63: Everlasting Pill

64. Prison Treadmill

65: Convict Ship

66: Punch Cartoon: A Court for King Cholera

67: Broad Street Pump

68: The War Cry, 6 August 1887

69: Victorian Tinplate Bath

70: William Morris Wallpaper

71: Great Exhibition Telescopic View

72: Board School Slate

73: Ragged School Door

74: Metamorphic Library Steps

75: Mechanics' Institute Poster

76: Friendly Society Banner

77: Self-Help by Samuel Smiles

78: Punch Magazine Cover

79: The Illustrated London News, 14 May 1842

80: Charles Dickens's Writing Desk

81: Saltaire Congregational Church

82: Music Hall Pass

83: Methodist Hymn Book

84: Pawnbroker Sign

85: Public House Sign

86: Shop Doorbell

87: Colman's Mustard Poster

88: Vimto Monument

89: Penny Black Stamp

90: The Pillar Box

91: Metropolitan Police Helmet

92: 1861 Census Return

93: Michael Faraday's Electrical Generator

94: Public Lavatory

95: Swimming Bath Tile

96: Postcard of West Park, Hull

97: King George III's Bathing Machine

98: John Hulley's Wenlock Olympian Society Silver Medal

99: FA Cup Final Programme, 1882

100: W.G. Grace Bats and Balls

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781399003933

9781399003964

1399003968

9781399003940

1399003941

OCLC:

1446161557