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World Shrank
He world shrank – in 1700 it took four days to get from London to Manchester, but in 1880 it took four hours. Raw materials, goods, food (eg fresh milk) and post arrived faster. -
Steam Engine
In around 1712 Thomas Newcomen built the first commercially successful steam engine to pump water out of mines. -
The Duke of Water
Some people argue that the first modern canal was the Sankey Brook Navigation. Others say it was the Bridgewater Canal built by the Duke of Bridgewater in 1761. -
Industrialisation
There was significant industrialisation in Britain before 1780. -
The rate of Economy
The rate of economy growth between 1780 and 1830 was much slower than previously thought. -
arc lamp
Humphry Davy invented arc lamp to produce light -
Pig iron
Production of 'pig' iron increased 30-fold in the century 1815 -
1000 miles of road
Between 1803 and 1821, Thomas Telford alone built 1000 miles of road, including 1000 bridges. His greatest achievement was the London‒Holyhead road (1815‒1826). -
Factory Act
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. -
Photography
Henry Talbot invented photography. -
Ragge Schools Union
The Ragged Schools Union was set up to give schooling to very poor children. -
railway
Economic growth – the railways needed bricks, cement, sleepers, iron, coal etc. Those industries were stimulated. In 1847, more than a quarter of a million people worked on the railways. Their wages helped the economy grow. -
Miss Mostan visits Sherlock Holmes
Miss Morstan visits Sherlock Holmes and shows the perls and the letter -
They meet Thaddeus Sholto
Sherlock Holmes,Miss Morstan and Dr Watson meet Thaddeus Sholto and he tells about his father and the treasure -
They go to Pondicherry Lodge
They take a cab with Thaddeus Sholto to Pondicherry Lodge -
They find Bartholomew Sholto died
They arrive at Pondicherry Lodge and find Bartholomew Sholto died in they room -
Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks in the room
Holmes and Watson find footprints and marksin the room made by someone with a wooden leg -
Holmes examined the secret room
Sherlock Holmes use hos magnifying glass to examine the secret room -
The Inspector arrested Thaddeus Sholto
Inspector Lestrade arrest Thaddeus Sholto for the murder of his brother Bartholomew -
Watdon goes to Lambeth and borrws a dog
Watson goes to Lambeth and borrows a dog called Toby -
Toby follows a smell and leads holmes and Watson to a house
Toby follows the smell of the tar and leads Holmes and Watson to a house next to the river -
Holmes tried to find Mordecai and the Aurora
Holmes tried to find Mordecai smith and the Aurora -
Holmes,Lestrade and Watson catch Jonathan Small and kill Tonga
Ispector Lestrade,Holmes and Watson chase the Aurora in a police boat.They kill the native and catch the man with a wooden leg -
Jonathan Small tells them the story of the Agra treasure
Jonathan Small tells the story of the Agra treasure and the Sing of Four
