Great Britain in Sherlock Holmes Times

By soljuana

  • Commercially successful steam engine

    Commercially successful steam engine
    Thomas Newcomen built the first commercially successful steam engine to pump water out of mines.

  • New type of sheep

    Robert Bakewell created a new type of sheep:Leicester.

  • Agricultural shows

    Agricultural shows
    Coke of Holkham publicised the new ideas through agricultural shows.

  • Bicycle

    Bicycle
    Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the bicycle.

  • typewriter

    typewriter
    Christopher Scholes invented the typewriter

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone.

  • School obligation

    School obligation
    The Education Act made school obligatory for children up to the age of 10.

  • Coca Cola

    Coca Cola
    Jhon Pemberton invented the Coca Cola

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    Miss Mortsan went to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's house to ask for help because her father had dissappeared.

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    Miss Morstan showed to Holmes and Watson a paper which had a plan, four names, a red cross and it said "The Sign of Four".

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    They went to Thaddeus Sholto`s house, who told why Miss Morstan's father died, and that there was a treasure in his brother's house, Bartholomew Sholto

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    Miss Morstan, Holmes, Watson and Thaddeus, arrived to Bartholomew's house, they saw that he was dead and they noticed that the treasure was dissappeared, two people stole it.

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    Thaddeus was arrested, and Watson went to look for the dog, Toby, to help for the investigation.

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    Holmes went to the suburbs to know more about the Aurora.

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    The Baker Street boys dindt have information about the Aurora.

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    Holmes dressed up like an old sailor, went to the river and there was the Aurora and Mordecai Smith, he was very drank and saying that he wants the Aurora repaired at 8 o' clock, Holmes made a plan.

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    They found the treasure and it was empty.

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four
    Jonathan Small told to Holmes that was forced by Achment to steal the treasure.
    Dr. Watson and Miss Morstan got married.

  • Secondary school

    Secondary school
    The Education Act included a system of secondary schools.

  • The coal industry

    The coal industry
    The coal industry employed a million men in 3,000 collieries. .