From Dark Alleys to the Cities The Rat Catchers of Britain

Victorian rat catchers were often viewed with a blend of necessity and disdain Their work crucial for controlling diseases and protecting food supplies was undeniably important yet they were frequently associated with the

Children working in coal mines Victorians Video playlist

6 Jobs children did included chimney sweeping factory work selling things on the streets and working in coal mines Life was hard dirty and dull and you wouldn t get a chance to change much about it 2 Children Didn t Go to School Until the 1870s Lots of children who went to school in Victorian times were poor and had to work to

Using Historical Evidence • Coal Mining and the Victorians

Royal Commission 1842 report on investigating children s employment in mines provides us with important information about what it was like to work in a mine as a child in Victorian times The reports contain various types of primary evidence including quotes

Victorians Quiz for Kids Twinkl Homework Help Twinkl

In Victorian times boys and girls had different lessons at school This is true when children went to school boys and girls would sometimes be split up for different lessons Generally boys were taught more academic subjects like extra maths and science whereas girls were taught more home skills like sewing

20 Weird Victorian Superstitions About Death Kat Devitt

Today s society might think of Victorians as staunch followers of etiquette and formalities with a straight laced attitude and overzealous attitude towards Christian religion However the Victorians are more dynamic than this modern day perception The Victorians were surrounded by superstitions in their daily lives adding an extra layer to an otherwise stuffy

Victorian Era Diseases Illnesses

During Victorian times Middle class men were expected to live to about 45 and workmen and labourers maybe around half of that time Children reaching the age of 5 were lucky due to lack of vaccination Current life expectancy in Britain is around 80 and going up Father Thames Introducing his Offspring to the Fair City of London from

Men of the Underground the lives of 19th century Yorkshire

At the time 388 people perished in a series of explosions caused by a fire Children miners The mines are no place for children but only if you don t live in Victorian England In the mining industry in the first half of the 19th century children comprised 20 to 50% of the workforce

Mining the horrors of children at work in the

Victorian Mine Rescue Competition The Victorian Mine Rescue Competition VMRC is a mine rescue and emergency response capacity building exercise MCA Victoria is proud to host this annual training exercise for mine emergency response teams and to build knowledge of emergency services agencies around mine rescue capabilities and roles

Working Conditions in the Victorian Era

To start off child labor was the most critical issue prevalent at this time Children as young as eleven years were made to work in dangerous mines and factories They also worked as servants in other people s houses They worked for long hours to support their families and were extremely poorly paid Working Conditions in The Victorian Era

9 Interesting Facts About Life as a 19th Century Mill Worker

Due to the speed at which the industrial revolution progressed Victorian slum housing was quickly erected to house the mill workers Often families would all live and sleep together in one room One contemporary writer discussed the poor living conditions of workers in Manchester describing how up to 15 people were crammed into damp cellars 5

Buttoned Up Facts About The Victorian Era Factinate

6 In rich Victorian era families boys went to expensive schools where they read Latin and Greek with some even attending Oxford By the end of the 19th century the government finally realized that working people needed education As Victorian times ended the prime minister decreed that school was mandatory for all children until 13

Accidents and Dangers • Coal Mining and the Victorians

Glossary Commission a task given to a person or group Coroner an official whose job it is to find out how people died Explosive something that is likely to explode Inquest an official enquiry into someone s death Majority most of the people/things in a group Tragic something that makes people very sad Ventilation the movement of fresh air Verdict a judgement or

Victorian Work National Coal Mining Museum for

National Coal Mining Museum Caphouse Colliery New Road Overton WF4 4RH education ; 01924 844860 Victorian Work Motty In Victorian times mining families were only paid for coal they were able to mine Each family had a unique number which was embossed on an iron tag this was called a Motty This would have been attached with

Victorian Children in Victorian Times and How

1906 There was a brief rush to Tarnagulla in central Victoria following the discovery of the Poseidon Nuggets with the largest being 953 oz 27 kilograms ; 1920s The Ballarat and Bendigo mines fell silent and despite brief activity during the Great Depression the gold mining industry lay dormant until the gold prices at that time saw a surge in

What Was Life Like in Victorian Times Twinkl

Discover what life was like in Victorian times with our facts about famous Victorian inventions Victorian schools and Victorian Christmas They were put to work in factories mines and on farms from the age of five 6 The population of Britain grew from 16 million to 37 million during Victorian times leading to severe overcrowding in

Victorians resources for KS1 and KS2 Scholastic

Scholastic Resource Bank contains lots of resources themed around Victorian Britain including lesson plan ideas posters interactive whiteboard resources and activity sheets for KS1 and KS2

Working conditions in mines Industry — textile factories

National 5; Industry — textile factories and coal mines Working conditions in mines The shift from working at home to working in factories in the early 18th century brought with it a new system

9 Interesting Facts About Life as a 19th Century Mill Worker

Due to the speed at which the industrial revolution progressed Victorian slum housing was quickly erected to house the mill workers Often families would all live and sleep together in one room One contemporary writer discussed the poor living conditions of workers in Manchester describing how up to 15 people were crammed into damp cellars 5

Facts About Victorian Schools and Classrooms

Here are some more facts about Victorian lessons The most important lessons were the three Rs r eading w r iting and a r ithmetic maths Pupils had to chant things the times table facts for example out loud until they could do it without making a mistake Victorian pupils also received lessons in history and geography