Great Britain in Sherlock Holmes times

  • wrought iron

    wrought iron
    Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon (less than 0.08%) content in contrast to cast iron (2.1% to 4%), and has fibrous inclusions known as slag up to 2% by weight.it was created by Henry Cort.
  • power loom

    power loom
    A power loom is a mechanised loom powered by a line shaft, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution.It was creted by Edmund Cartwright.
  • new ideas

    new ideas
    Coke of Holkham publicised the new ideas by inviting hundreds of people to his 'sheep shearings' in agricultural shows.
  • Arc Lamp

    Arc Lamp
    Humphry Davy invented a type of lamp where light is produced by making a strong electric current jumped between two carbon rods.
  • Roads

    Roads
    Thomas Telford alone built 1000 miles of road, including 1000 bridges. His greatest achievement was the London‒Holyhead road.
  • Economy

    Economy
    The rate of economic growth between 1780 and 1830 was much slower than previously thought
  • schools

    schools
    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.
  • Photography

    Photography
    is the science, art and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation.It was created by Henry Talbot
  • telegraph

    telegraph
    Samuel Morse invented the telegraph,a system for sending messages or information by wire over a distance
  • Stamp

    Stamp
    Rowland Hill invented the postage stamp.A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage.
  • bycicle

    bycicle
    Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the bycicle,is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other.
  • the Ragged Schools Union

    the Ragged Schools Union
    In 1844, the Ragged Schools Union was set up to give schooling to very poor children.
  • pearls of Miss Morstan

    pearls of Miss Morstan
    Miss Morstan visits Sherlock Holmes and shows him the pearls and a letter.
  • Thaddeus Sholto

    Thaddeus Sholto
    They meet Thaddeus Sholto and he tells them about his father and the treasure.
  • take a cab to Pondicherry Lodge

    take a cab to Pondicherry Lodge
    They take a cab with Thaddeus Sholto to Pondicherry Lodge.
  • Bartholomew Sholto dead.

    Bartholomew Sholto dead.
    They arrive at Pondicherry Lodge and find Bartholomew Sholto dead.
  • Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks in the room

    Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks in the room
    Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks in the room made by someone with a wooden leg
  • the secret room.

    the secret room.
    Sherlock Holmes uses his magnifying glass to examine the secret room.
  • the arrest of Thaddeus Sholto

     the arrest of Thaddeus Sholto
    Inspector Lestrade arrests Thaddeus Sholto for the murder of his brother.
  • Watson goes to Lambeth

    Watson goes to Lambeth
    Watson goes to Lambeth and borrows a dog called Toby.
  • Toby follows the smell of the tar

    Toby follows the smell of the tar
    Toby follows the smell of the tar and leads Holmes and Watson to a house next to the river.
  • Holmes went to the river to find the Aurora.

    Holmes went to the river to find the Aurora.
    Holmes tries to find Mordecai Smith and the Aurora.
  • Holmes chases the Aurora

    Holmes chases 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.
  • "The Sign of Four"

    "The Sign of Four"
    Jonathan Small tells the story of the Agra Treasure and the Sign of Four.