Lancashire and West Yorkshire
Visit Lancashire and West Yorkshire to find out how cotton was Britain's greatest export in the 19th century. Dr. Nubia begins his walk in Queen Street Mill, the world's last surviving steam-powered weaving mill, before stepping into the Victorian classroom.
Episodes
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Lancashire and West Yorkshire
S1 E106 - 43m 32s
Visit Lancashire and West Yorkshire to find out how cotton was Britain's greatest export in the 19th century. Dr. Nubia begins his walk in Queen Street Mill, the world's last surviving steam-powered weaving mill, before stepping into the Victorian classroom.
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London
S1 E105 - 43m 13s
Dr. Nubia ventures through London, where so much of what can be seen - from its masses of railways to its famous landmarks - has its origins in Victorian Britain.
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Edinburgh
S1 E104 - 43m 58s
Travel through Edinburgh, exploring the city's Old Town and the first medical school in the country. Discover how overcrowding in Victorian Edinburgh led to disease, fires and building collapse, leading to the establishment of the New Town.
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Nottingham
S1 E103 - 43m 50s
Dr. Nubia explores the city known for lace industry in Britain and visits Nottinghamshire County jail, where he discovers extreme forms of punishment.
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Liverpool
S1 E102 - 43m 50s
Liverpool, once the most important port in the Victorian world, connected Britain to the world by participating in 40 percent of all global trade during the era.
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Birmingham
S1 E101 - 43m 34s
Dr. Onyeka Nubia visits Birmingham, known as "the city of a thousand trades.” Through developments in transport and great institutions, an influential modern city was born.
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Walking Victorian England
Lancashire and West Yorkshire
Saturday
Oct 7
1 Hour
Visits to Lancashire and West Yorkshire reveal how cotton was Britain's greatest export in the 19th century; walking in Queen Street Mill, the world's last surviving steam-powered weaving mill; the Victorian classroom.
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