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First Central Bank established in England
william paterson created the bank
Sir John Houblon becomes first Governor of the Bank of England
The Bank of England opened on 1 August 1694 in temporary accommodation in the Mercers' Hall in Cheapside -
john lombe starts silk factory
this factory was the first successful powered continuous production unit in the world
john lombe brought the designs back to England in 1716.
The machines were situated on the top three floors
the building was five story's high rectangular in plan. It was built of brick, in Flemish bond, being 33.5m long by 12m wide. It was built on a series of stone arches that allowed the waters of the River Derwent to flow through. -
10 million tons of coal mined in great britan
Coal was needed to fuel steam engines and furnaces.
Coal shafts could go hundreds of feet into the ground. Once a coal seam was found, the miners dug horizontally.
underground the miners faced very real and great dangers.
even with Watt’s improved steam engine, flooding was a real problem in mine explosive gas would be found the deeper the miners got. One spark from a digging miner’s pick axe or candle could be disastrous poison gas was also found underground pit collapses were common. -
Luddite Rebellion begins.
In Nottinghamshire, where the Luddite attacks began in November 1811
“Luddite” used to describe people who dislikes new technology
the Luddites go there name from Ned Ludd, a young apprentice who was rumored to have wrecked a textile apparatus in the late-18th century -
George Stephenson commissioned to construct a 30-mile railway from liverpool to manchester
George Stephenson built the rocket with his son Robert went 36 miles per hour.
eight locomotives were when the Liverpool-Manchester line opened
this railroad helped people get around faster and more efficiently.
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The first Factory Act provides first small regulation of child labor in textile factories.
in 1833 the government pass passed the factory act which says that no child under nine years old can work and if you were 9-13 or 13-18 you could only work a certain amount of hours a day. children could not work at night. The factory had to give children at least 2 hours of school everyday there were four factory inspectors at the factory to enforce these laws -
10,000 people die in three months in London from Cholera
578 cholera deaths mapped by home address
So the pervasive smell of animal and human feces combined with rotting garbage made the water very bad for the people.
this disease resulted in 10,000 deaths -
Public Health Act gives government responsibility to ensure public health for housing and sewage
this act was seen as a solution for consolidating all previous Acts of Parliament relating to public health
public safety were obliged to provide clean water, dispose of all sewage and refuse and ensure that only safe food was sold. -
236 million tons of coal mined in Great Britain.
Great Britain had the second most at this time in the U.S. with 236 million
There was close to 1 billion tons of coal mined all over the world with every all continents having some mining industry.
1,099 men died -
the fisher Act made school compulsory for children up to age 14
The Fisher Education Act 1918 mad education mandatory up to age 14 and gave responsibility for schools to the state.
they funded central schools and grammar schools.
