| Crewe Originally, a small hamlet with only a wayside station beside a turnpike road. Became the junction of three lines. Includes brief summary of its railways. |
| Derby Located on the River Derwent. Includes brief details of industries, history and excerpts from works by Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach. |
| Dundee Seaport in Scotland on the Firth of Tay. Includes notes about major industries and population figures. |
| Edinburgh Capital city of Scotland. Includes history and excerpts from the works of several writers. |
| Edwin_Chadwick Outlines the career of this nineteenth century lawyer who campaigned for public health and published a report showing that disease was directly related to living conditions. |
| Elizabeth_Gaskell Novelist, who advocated social reform in Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life. Includes short biography, excerpts from her writings and photo. (1810-1865) |
| Exeter Situated on the River Exe and established as a town by the Roman Army about 80 A.D. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| Frank_Holl Biography of journalist Frank Holl and bibliography including comments on each work. |
| George_Sims Biography of journalist George Sims and bibliography including comments on each work. |
| Glasgow City in Scotland, known for its university and shipyards. Includes brief history and excerpts from the works of several authors. |
| Gloucester Fortified port on the River Severn in Roman times. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| Gustave_Dore Biography of illustrator Gustave Dore and bibliography including comments on each work. |
| Halifax Was an important center for wool trade. Includes brief history and excerpts from works of Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach. |
| Henry_Mayhew Joint editor for Punch Magazine and journalist for the Morning Chronicle. Includes biography, excerpts from his writing and photo. (1812-87) |
| Hubert_von_Herkomer Biography of journalist Hubert von Herkomer and bibliography including comments on each work. |
| Hull Situated where the River Hull flows into the Humber estuary. Noted for its wool exporting and deep-sea fishing base. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| James_Bronterre_O\'Brien Journalist and editor of the Poor Man's Guardian. Active in the Chartist movement and was arrested and charged with making a seditious speech in Manchester. Wrote for other publications, such as The |
| James_Greenwood The son of a coach-builder, was born in London in the 1840s. As a young man he obtained employment on the Pall Mall Gazette. Sympathetic to the plight of the working-class, Greenwood wrote several art |
| James_Kay-Shuttleworth Medical doctor and author, he wrote a large number of books and pamphlets on social reform including Public Education (1853). He was also one of the leaders of the Liberal Party in Lancashire. (1804 - |
| Leeds Wool center of England in the 16th century. Includes brief history, painting by Atkinson Grimshaw and excerpts from the works of various writers. |
| Leicester Capital of Coritani in Roman Britain and became an important center of hosiery manufacture during the 18th century. Includes brief history and excerpts from the works of Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach. |
| Liverpool Port on the north bank of the estuary of the Mersey. Includes brief history, painting by Atkinson Grimshaw and excerpts from the works of various authors. |
| London Settled by the Romans in the first century A.D. and known as Londinium. Was administrative, commercial and financial capital of the country by the 18th century and center of manufacturing. Includes |
| Luke_Fildes A political activist who was one of the speakers at the Manchester meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre. He also was an artist who did paintings which included a version of Houseless and Hungry |
| Manchester Situated on the east bank of the River Irwell and was noted for its cotton industry. Includes brief history and excerpts from the works of various writers. |
| Mary_Higgs Mary was the first woman at the university to study for the Natural Science Tripos. She devoted some of her life to social work in Oldham and was awarded an OBE just before her death. (1854 - 1937) |
| Maud_Pember_Reeves Active in a variety of women's organizations including the Women's Trade Union League, the NUWSS and the National Anti-Sweating League. A socialist and was active in the Fabian Society. (1865-1953) |
| Merthyr_Tydfil Noted for its ironworks. Includes brief history and a painting. |
| Middlesbrough Situated on the south bank of the Tees estuary. Noted for its ironworks and railway line. Includes brief history. |
| Newcastle Situated on the north bank of a shallow gorge on the River Tyne. Was a commercial and industrial center. Includes short history, painting by James Wilson Carmichael and excerpts from works of variou |
| Northampton Situated on the River Nene. Noted for boot, shoe and leather manufacturing in the 18th century. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| Norwich Situated on the River Wensum and established as a major center of the wool trade during the Middle Ages. Includes brief history of the town's railways. |
| Nottingham Situated on the River Trent and noted for its lace and hosiery industry. Includes brief history and excerpts from the writings of Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach. |
| Oldham Center of woolen trade by the middle of the 18th century, later a site of cotton mills, with over 213 by 1838. Railways also helped its growth. Includes photo and excerpts from The Morning Chronicle |
| Oxford Medieval town, formed at the junction of the Thames and the Cherwell rivers. Noted for its university. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| Plymouth In the Middle Ages a small town at the mouth of the River Ply. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| Portsmouth Was the main harbor used by the British Navy. Includes short history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| Preston Port at the head of the estuary of the River Ribble. Noted for its wool weaving industry and cotton mill. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe. |
| Robert_Sherard A journalist who published such articles as The White Slaves of England (1897). Sherard was also commissioned by the editor of The London Magazine to write several articles on child labour. (1861 - 19 |
| Seebohm_Rowntree Rowntree carried out many studies into poverty such as Poverty, A Study of Town Life and How the Labourer Lives. (1871 - 1954) |
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In
the 14th century Bristol was a major wool-exporting
port. The port flourished for the next 400 years and as well as exporting
wool and leather, imported wine, tobacco and cocoa beans. These imported
goods became the basis for Bristol's manufacturing industries. By
the 17th century, the port was heavily involved in the slave
trade and this resulted in Bristol becoming the second most important
port in England after London.
Bristol contains the first Methodist
chapel, the New Room, built for John Wesley
in 1739. Other important buildings that date from this period include
the Corn Exchange (1741) and the Theatre Royal (1766).
The abolition of the slave trade in the
19th century created problems for the port. Bristol's harbour was
fairly shallow and with a lack of industrial towns in the area, the
town found it difficult to compete with other ports such as Liverpool.
In the early 19th century the docks in Bristol were rebuilt by William
Jessop. Further improvements were made by Isambard
Brunel in 1830. The port was given a boast when Brunel decided
to build his steamships, Great Western (1837) and Great
Britain (1843) in Bristol.
Isambard Brunel also helped the city by
building the Great Western Railway from
London to Bristol in 1841. This was followed
by the Bristol & Exeter Railway (1844) and the Bristol & Gloucester
Railway (1844). This stimulated further economic growth and by 1861
the population of the city had increased to 154,000.
(1)
Daniel Defoe, A Tour Through the Whole
Island of Great Britain (1724)
Bristol
is the greatest, the richest, and the best port of trade in Great
Britain, London only excepted. The Bristol merchants have a very great
trade abroad. They also have always buyers at home, and no cargo is
too big for them. The shopkeepers in Bristol, who in general are wholesale
men, have so great an inland trade among all the western counties.
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