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New Leicester sheep.
Robert Bakewell used selective breeding to develop the New Leicester sheep. -
significant industrialisation
There was significant industrialisation in Britain before 1780 -
main roads,
After 1750, Turnpike Trusts were set up to improve main roads, for which they charged a toll. In the early 1800s, investment in Britain's roads was more than £3 million a year. -
The battery
Alessandro Volta invented the battery -
the atom.
John Dalton discovered the atom. -
lamp.
Humphry Davy invented arc lamp. -
Agricultural Revolution
Without the Agricultural Revolution, the growing population of England would have starved, and the Industrial Revolution would have been stifled. -
In the long term
In the long term, however, increased use of machinery meant that fewer farm workers were needed. They left the land and went to the industrial towns of the north of England. -
sectors of the economy
Some sectors of the economy grew, eg textiles, iron, coal, but the rest stayed stagnant, or grew very slowly. -
The government
In 1833, the government passed the Factory Act making two hours of education a day compulsory for children working in factories. The government also granted money to charities for schools for the first time -
invented photography.
Henry Talbot invented photography. -
the Ragged Schools
In 1844, the Ragged Schools the Ragged Schools was set up to give schooling to very poor children. -
the pearls and a letter.
Miss Morstan visits Sherlock Holmes and shows him the pearls and a letter. -
a wooden leg
Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks in the room made by someone with a wooden leg -
They meet Thaddeus Sholto
They meet Thaddeus Sholto and he tells them about his father and the treasure. -
to Pondicherry Lodge
They take a cab with Thaddeus Sholto to Pondicherry Lodge -
Bartholomew Sholto dead.
They arrive at Pondicherry Lodge and find Bartholomew Sholto dead. -
examine the secret room.
Sherlock Holmes uses his magnifying glass to examine the secret room. -
Inspector Jones arrests Thaddeus Sholto
Inspector Lestrade arrests Thaddeus Sholto for the murder of his brother. -
a dog called Toby.
Watson goes to Lambeth and borrows a dog called Toby. -
a house next to the river.
Toby follows the smell of the tar and leads Holmes and Watson to a house next to the river. -
Holmes tries to find Mordecai Smith and the Aurora
Holmes tries to find Mordecai Smith and the Aurora -
Jonathan Small tells the story
Jonathan Small tells the story of the Agra Treasure and the Sign of Four -
Inspector Lestrade, Holmes and Watson chase the Aurora
Inspector Lestrade, Holmes and Watson chase the Aurora in a police boat. They kill the native and catch the man with the wooden leg.
