Why did London grow so dramatically in the period 1750-1900? : 3D Gallery

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First Steam train

An image of the first steam train going through the Thames Tunnel, after the tunnel was opened on the 9th January 1843T

This image shows the first steam train travelling through the Thames tunnel, which was firstly used for pedestrians to walk through. This was a big moment in history because without this being done, we wouldn’t be able to get to places like London fast like we do now! So much money had been made by tourists going through the tunnel that it could be eventually be developed to transport cargo under the river, like in the picture. However, it wasn't a very nice place for the train drivers to work because it often got very smoky and hot as there were no ventilation shafts!

This image shows how much the population grew between the 1750's and the 1900's. In the 1750's the population was around 10 million, however, in the 1900's the population had grew more than four times to 42 million people! In the 1750's, people lived in the countryside and in small villages, but in the 1900's nearly everyone lived in big cities and towns, which would have lots of things to do, and would have a big supply of food and other essentials, and so that is a reason on why London/ Britain grew so dramatically!

Middle class housing - 1750's - 1900's

This image shows how different housing is now compared to during the Industrial Revolution. Houses for the middle class people were quite small and back to back and some with small gardens. All of the money made because of the steam train transporting things, and people visiting the empty tunnel before that meant that workers could now live on the outskirts of the city and travel into London all under a budget that they can afford.

This picture shows an example of how many jobs were available during the 1750-1900's.

This image shows a big factory that would have had hundreds of people working there, earning money to live on (they didn’t earn that much money at all then)

An image of boats in East London Docks 1900

This
image shows a number of boats which would have carried goods from all overall
the British Empire to London to be sold in Britain. A huge number of workers
were needed and hundreds and thousands would have been employed here. This
photograph shows how London expanded during 1750-1900 as with all the goods
that were being imported (being bought into the London) into Britain workers
were needed to process them from the boats onto their destination. London
grew because of an increase in trade and
the people needed to make this trade possible.

The Fighting Temeraire

The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]

The Hireling Shepherd

This is a painting by William Holman Hunt, a leading British Pre-Raphaelite.

Ophelia

This image shows how much the population grew between the 1750's and the 1900's. In the 1750's the population was around 10 million, however, in the 1900's the population had grew more than four times to 42 million people! In the 1750's, people lived in the countryside and in small villages, but in the 1900's nearly everyone lived in big cities and towns, which would have lots of things to do, and would have a big supply of food and other essentials, and so that is a reason on why London/ Britain grew so dramatically!

The Music Lesson

The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]

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Why did London grow so dramatically in the period 1750-1900?