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The Industrial Revolution in Britain and the World, 1635-1970

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Vintage engraving of the Great Steam Hammer, at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich, England. 1884
The Industrial Revolution in Britain and the World, 1635-1970 Trial Series

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11 Collections
66 Volumes
945 Documents
397,622 Pages

Introduction

This series unites collections that cover different aspects of the industrial revolution. While records on Bolton's mills cover the progress of the textile industry, reports on poor schools show the progress being made on getting children out of mills and into school. Medical essays from this time reveal the health problems affecting the population during this time of great social change. Then papers from Manchester Cathedral's archive show how parish populations were affected by movements of people. This Cathedral archive also contains details of legal judgements made by the church at the time when it served as a small claims court. Shipping records from Liverpool and Bristol then illustrate the pace of this social change through lists of the ships' contents.

Dates Covered

1559-1970

Contributors

  • Bethlem Museum of the Mind; Findmypast Ltd
  • Bolton Archive & Local Studies Service
  • Bristol Central Library
  • Edinburgh University Library
  • Liverpool (England). Record Office
  • Liverpool Maritime Museum & Liverpool RO
  • Manchester Cathedral
  • various schools societies

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The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with sheep grazing and people walking in the foreground. Coloured wood engraving by W. H. Prior.

Licensed to access Records from Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1559-1932

17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 16th Century Modern History Europe Medicine United Kingdom Early Modern
Contributor Bethlem Museum of the Mind; Findmypast Ltd Contents 7 Volumes, 329 Documents (131,209 Pages)
An engraving of Ragged School, Whitechapel. A very large school room full of children, with a teacher at the front presiding over a wooden desk

Licensed to access British Poor Schools in the Nineteenth Century, 1812-1901

19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Culture and Society
Contributor various schools societies Contents 4 Volumes, 60 Documents (30,671 Pages)

Licensed to access Liverpool Shipping Records: Imports and Exports, 1820-1900 - Part 4

19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Asia Colonialism and Empire Africa The Americas
Contributor Liverpool Maritime Museum & Liverpool RO Contents 2 Volumes, 7 Documents (12,789 Pages)

Licensed to access Liverpool Shipping Records: Imports and Exports, 1820-1900 - Part 3

19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Asia Colonialism and Empire Africa The Americas
Contributor Liverpool Maritime Museum & Liverpool RO Contents 4 Volumes, 16 Documents (21,366 Pages)
A painting showing West Indiamen alongside Bristol docks on the Avon. The ship in the foreground on the left is being unloaded with timber from America. Some of the unloaded timber floats on the water. A man can be seen standing on a pile of floating planks as one of them is being lowered down from the ship. A figure leans over the stern to manage the process. The ship may be having her mast stepped. There is another pile of wooden planks floating on the starboard side of the ship. Two men in a rowing boat are using a pole and hook to catch a smaller pile of planks floating in the foreground on the right. The barge on the right is a Severn trow which conveyed a lot of cargo up and down the river, and, as in this painting, would have brought iron down the Severn.

Licensed to access Bristol Shipping Records: Imports and Exports, 1770-1917

18th Century 19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Colonialism and Empire
Contributor Bristol Central Library Contents 14 Volumes, 132 Documents (28,562 Pages)

Licensed to access Liverpool Shipping Records: Imports and Exports, 1820-1900 - Part 2

19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Asia Colonialism and Empire Africa The Americas
Contributor Liverpool Maritime Museum & Liverpool RO Contents 2 Volumes, 7 Documents (8,841 Pages)
View of the city of Liverpool from the Mersey, with sailing boats in the foreground

Licensed to access Liverpool Shipping Records: Imports and Exports, 1820-1900 - Part 1

19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Asia Colonialism and Empire Africa The Americas
Contributor Liverpool Maritime Museum & Liverpool RO Contents 15 Volumes, 28 Documents (28,467 Pages)
An engraving of seven women working in a fabric shop, 1885.

Licensed to access The Industrial Revolution: Technological Innovation in the Textile Industry, 1672-1929

18th Century 19th Century 20th Century Modern History Economics Europe Politics and Social Movements Science and Technology Culture and Society Middle East The Americas Early Modern
Contributor Bolton Archive & Local Studies Service Contents 2 Volumes, 108 Documents (7,006 Pages)
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