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Thomas Newcomen's steam engine
Thomas Newcomen built the first commercially successful steam engine to pump water out of mines. -
Sheep shearings
Coke of Holkham publicised the new ideas by inviting hundreds of people to his 'sheep shearings' in agricultural shows. -
James Watt's steam engine
James Watt made steam engines much more efficient in the 1760s and 1770s giving huge savings on fuel. His other improvements meant steam engines could replace water and horse power in a wide variety of industries, which in turn allowed factories to be built anywhere -
Consequences of the agriculture
Between 1750 and 1830, increased use of machinery meant that fewer farm workers were needed. They left the land and went to the industrial towns of the north of England. -
The discovery of the atom
John Dalton discovered the atom. -
Better roads
Between 1803 and 1821, Thomas Telford alone built 1000 miles of road, including 1000 bridges. His greatest achievement was the London‒Holyhead road. -
Factory Act
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. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph ( A system for sending messages or information by wire over a distance). -
Railway Mania
There was a 'Railway Mania' in the 1840s. £3 billion was spent building the railways between 1845 and 1900. -
Invention of dynamite
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. -
Education Act
In 1880, the Education Act made school attendance compulsory for children up to the age of 10. -
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Toynbee and the first historians of the Industrial Revolution thought that the industrial growth had been stimulated by Britain's trade. -
The Sign of four
Miss Morstan visits Sherlock Holmes and shows him the pearls and a letter. -
The Sign of four
They meet Thaddeus Sholto and he tells them about his father and the treasure -
The Sign of four
They take a cab with Thaddeus Sholto to Pondicherry Lodge. -
The Sign of four
They arrive at Pondicherry lodge and find Bartholomew Sholto dead. -
The Sign of four
Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks in the room made by someone with a wooden leg. -
The Sign of four
Sherlock Holmes uses his magnifying glass to examine the secraet room. -
The Sign of four
Inspector Lestrade arrests Thaddeus Sholto for the murder of his brother. -
The Sign of four
Watson goes to Lambeth and borrows a dog called Toby. -
The Sign of four
Toby follows the smell of the tar and leads Holmes and Watson to a house next to the river. -
The Sign of four
Holmes tries to find Mordecai Smith and the Aurora. -
The Sign of four
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
Jonathan Small tells the story of the Agra Treasure and the Sign of Four. -
A. H. John's thoughts
A. H. John thought that growth had been stimulated by the Agricultural Revolution. This had increased the population and therefore domestic demand.
