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In 1712, Thomas Newcomen’s steam engine.
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Between 1750 and 1830, Robert Bakewell used selective breeding to develop the New Leicester sheep.
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Recently, historians have suggested, again, that the critical period was 1750‒1830. They argue that the increasing use of fodder crops grown for animal food allowed farmers to keep more animals, which meant more meat for market, and more manure to put on the fields to increase crop yields.
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In 1779, Samuel Crompton’s Mule spinning machine.
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In 1785, Edmund Cartwright’s power loom.
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In 1800, Alessandro Volta invented the battery.
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Between 1803 and 1821, Thomas Telford alone built 1000 miles of road, including 1000 bridges.
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In 1835, Henry Talbot invented photography.
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In 1844, the Ragged Schools Union was set up to give schooling to very poor children.
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In 1850, the canal network covered 4,000 miles.
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In 1870, Forster’s Act set up state-funded board schools for primary education.
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In 1870, 423 million passengers travelled on 16,000 miles of line.
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In 1878, Captain Morstan dissapeared.
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In 1880, the Education Act made school attendance compulsory for children up to the age of 10.
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In 1886, John Pemberton invented Coca Cola.
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In 1888, Miss Morstan found a paper in his father's desk.
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In 1888, Mr Thaddeus Sholto receives a letter from India.
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In 1888, Bartholomew Sholto died with a smile fixed on it and a thorn in his face.
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In 1888, Watson goes to Lambeth to find the dog Toby, then he and Holmes followed Toby through the streets of Norwood.
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In 1888, Holmes and Watson travel back to Baker Street by cab with Toby.
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In 1888, Mrs Hudson introduces the Baker Street boys with a cross look on her face.
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In 1888, Holmes returns dressed as an old sailor.
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In 1888, The police take a large Indian chest from the Aurora.
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In 1888, Jonathan Small hidden the treasure in a place were Holmes never find it.
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During the 1960s, economic historians questioned this view suggesting that the changes were not really the work of this group and that they were just very good self-publicists
