Video playlist 2

A city in 1837 Describes a city at the start of Victorian times when there was no railway. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 6 min (V141)
Athletics shop Find out what upper class Victorian sports were like. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4 min (V140)
Why most Victorian children worked Shows factory working and explains why it happened. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4 min (V139)
Children down the mines Talks about England at the start of Tudor times. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V138)
Kerbstone merchant Looks at how pavement sellers worked. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4min (V136)
Victorian dress Describes what Victorians wore. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4 min (V135)
Toy shop Describes the kinds of toys wealthy children could have. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4min (V134)
Middle class homes Explains what living in a villa was like. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 5 min (V133)
Victorian mansion Shows the outside and inside of a wealthy Victorian mansion, highlighting toys, furniture, decorations and architectural features. It also describes what the lives of those who lived in such mansions were might have been like. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 8 min
Lower class homes Explains what living in a terraced house was like. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V132)
The railway comes to the city Explains what court housing was like under a viaduct. This is a very famous picture. Children should look carefully at the detail in the textbook. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V131)
Silloth: a Victorian seaside planned town Gives a tour of Silloth on the coast at Cumbria, a favoured spot for those arriving from Southern Scotland and Carlisle by train. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 12 min (V130)
Victorians on the beach This very early original movie shows the way people in Victorian times dressed , and what they did on the beach. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V129)
Village shop Show what you could expect to buy in a country shop and how you were served. Children should look out for the library and other unusual features of this general store. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 5 min (V128)
Town food shops Looks at the kind of shops found in a town in an age where all perishable goods had to be bought daily. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V127)
Victorian terraced housing today Takes a driving tour around Victorian housing. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 9 min (V126)
Industrial housing Housing built for factory workers during the 19th century. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4 min (V1144)
Victorian Liverpool Visit Liverpool and find out how this great city developed with empire. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 18 min (V117)
The first railways Find out how the railways were invented. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 14min (V105)
Golden Spike and the Transcontinental Railroad (USA) Tells the story of the Transcontinental Railroad, including the background to the development of the Transcontinental Railroad and its construction. Building began in 1836 at both ends of the line, and the two lines met on May 10, 1869. To commemorate the moment, the last spike to be hammered in was made of gold, and the place where this happened is now a National Historic Site in Utah. Playing time: 6 min (V1232)
Victorian icicle decorations Shows how to hand-make Christmas tree decorations using aluminium foil so they look like those the Victorians made. Safe, simple and fun for doing in class. Playing time: 6 min
Georgian/Victorian table piece decorations Shows how to hand-make Christmas table decorations using cones and meringes. This is a copy of a trditional table decoration using candles for period authenticity. Make sure you follow the instruction to use safety LED lights instead. Playing time: 4 min
Victorian steam train Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway. Playing time: 2 min
Victorian railroad Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway. Playing time: 2 min
Victorian cooking Shows a Victorian age meal and kitchen garden, including cooking over an open indoor fire. Playing time: 6 min