Links
This is a selection of links to other web pages that deal
with some of the topics touched on within this web site.
Childhood in the 19th Century | Children's Homes, Institutions etc. | Poverty in Victorian Britain | General
Childhood in the 19th Century
Children in Victorian Britain
Learning packages, including games and worksheets, on the BBC Schools web site looking at work, play and school in the lives of
Victorian children.
Victorian Toys and Games
A page from the Newtonabbey Online web site giving descriptions of how various Victorian toys were used and how games were played. Resources boxes containing the toys can be borrowed
from the Newtonabbey Museum and Heritage Service by schools and community
groups in the area.
The Ragged School Museum
The Ragged School Museum is in East London, in the buildings which were previously used by Dr Barnardo
to house the largest ragged school in London. It provides visitors with the experience of how Victorian children were taught, and with information about life in the East End in Victorian times.
The web site provides information on current exhibitions, activities and publications.
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Children's Homes, Institutions etc.
etc.
Rossbret UK Institutions
Provides information on a wide range of institutions set up to help children,
the poor and the ill. Includes information on Workhouses, Orphanages, Industrial
Schools, Prisons, Asylums, etc. Provides overviews of the Poor Laws, Industrial
Schools acts, and similar legislation.
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Poverty in Victorian Britain
Beneath
the Surface: A Country of Two Nations
An article by Joanne Pennington on the BBC
History web site discussing Victorian attitudes towards poverty. Includes
links to information on related topics such as the Public Health acts 1848 -
1875.
Charles Booth Online Archive
A web site created by the London School of Economics and Political Science,
offering access to archival material relating to Charles Booth, including his
famous Poverty Maps of London.
Charles Booth was a Victorian business man and social reformer, who, in the
late 19th century, conducted extensive research into working class life. Amongst
other things, this resulted in the production of poverty maps, which showed
London streets coloured coded to indicate the levels of poverty and wealth of
the inhabitants.
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General
Public Record Office - Education
The Education section of the Public Records Office web site provides a wide
range of learning resources, some of which relate to childhood and poverty in
Victorian times. Look under the 'Learning Curve' and 'Pathway to the Past' sections.
If you have found our Homes section interesting you may like to visit Viewfinder:
English Heritage's online resource of architectural (and archaeological) images.
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