150 Years of Alexandra Palace
Sitting high in north London’s skyline, Alexandra Palace has been a prominent leisure attraction since the 19th century.
Tag: Victorian
Football, Beerhouses and Books: How Victorian Mill Workers Entertained Themselves
The lives of Victorian mill workers were far from easy. Fines, beatings, maiming and even death, were commonplace.
9 Sites on the River Thames That Tell the Story of Charles Dickens
The River Thames flows through Dickens’ life and work as a constant presence, the atmospheric backdrop to everyday experiences, but often dark and malevolent, dangerous.
The first skyscraper: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
A rare survival from a dramatic stage in the Industrial Revolution, Shrewsbury Flaxmill was built during a period of innovation and social upheaval.
A Spotter’s Guide to Victorian Architecture
Named after the 63 year reign of Queen Victoria, the era 1837 – 1901 inspired unprecedented social, intellectual and technological change.
8 ways Yorkshire has changed the world
In the 19th and 20th centuries many of the biggest social and political changes originated or gained unstoppable momentum in Yorkshire.
How to Lay Out a Garden: the Legacy of Edward Kemp (1817 -1891)
Edward Kemp was one of the most prolific and influential landscape designers of the Victorian era.
How English Beach Holidays Have Changed Over Time
We take a look through our archive to illustrate how beach holidays have changed over the centuries.