The economy, 1815-1914 (Britain in modern times)

Education & Teaching

May, Trevor

Schools & Teaching

Collins

An Economic and Social History of Britain, 1760-1970

Business & Money

Economics

Longman Publishing Group

<p>During the nineteenth century there was a tremendous expansion of education in England and Wales. A combination of voluntary rffort and government action led to the introduction of a system of elementary education for the working class. This book traces the development of Victorian schools and reveals the evolving role and status of the teacher, and the schoolroom environment itself. Using contemporary sources, Trevor May explores life in the schoolrooms of Victorian England and Wales, the ways in which lessons were planned and taught, and the equipment and teaching resources that were employed.</p>

Victorian Schoolroom (Shire Library)

History

Europe

Shire Publications

<p>The Victorians were, were relatively at ease with death and there is much in this book to interest social historians, those interested in historical costume and transport enthusiasts, as there is a section on the development of the horse-drawn hearse.</p>

Victorian Undertaker (Shire Library)

Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children. The workhouse was the last resort, and the authorities intended that it should be seen as such. This book looks at the principles that lay beind the New Poor Law of 1834, at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them, either as officers or as paupers.

Victorian Workhouse (Shire Library)

In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain, making domestic service the second-largest source of emplyment after agriculture. The range of people who kept servants was vast, from aristocrats to the lower middle class families who employed a single 'maid of all work'. Trevor May explains teh great range of jobs available in domestic service-from the humble maids who were expected to clean their employers' rooms without being seen, to the formal, liveried footmen, who were very well paid, especially if they were tall. Many branches of domestic service in the nineteenth century are outlined, and descriptions of the working conditions of the servants give an insight into the strict social hierarchy, which was a strong 'below stairs' as it was above.

Victorian Domestic Servant (Shire Library)

Parenting & Relationships

The Hansom cab is one of the most striking images of the Victorian city, but it was not the only type of cab in use during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Much of the work was done by the 'growler', a four-wheeled cab that rattled through the streets, laden with luggage and with families eager to catch a train. Trevor May travels through the streets of Victorian and Edwardian England to trace the origins of the horse cab and the improvements in its design throughout the period, and to celebrate the cab drivers themselves, who had a reputation for quick-wittedness and repartee equal to that enjoyed by today's taxi-driver.

Victorian and Edwardian Horse Cabs (Shire Library)

Shire

Railways quickly became one of the largest employers in the United Kingdom, giving work not only to those who ran the trains, but also to a wide range of craftsmen and ancillary workers. Some railway employees were seamen. Others were horsemen, for railway companies operated some of the largest fleets of horse-drawn vehicles in the land. There were also many women workers, mainly behind the scenes, and these included telegraphists and clerks as well as those who worked in railway laundry and catering services. This book looks at those who ran the railways - as well as those who built them. About the authorTrevor May is a professional historian and former teacher-trainer. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Military BarracksThe Victorian Domestic Servant, The Victorian SchoolroomThe Victorian UndertakerVictorian and Edwardian Horse CabsThe Victorian Workhouse.

The Victorian Railway Worker (Shire Library) (No. 351)

Industries

PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS

Although they have existed in Britain for over a thousand years, it was not until the nineteenth century that prisons became the cornerstone of the penal system. This was a period when great interest was shown in penal theory, and rival systems fought for supremacy. More than fifteen million receptions into prison were made between 1837 and 1901, the vast majority into small, local gaols. However, a national prison system was established during the Victorian period, starting wtih the introduction of convict prisons for those convicted of felony. This book looks at the development of prison buildings, at the life and labour of prisoners, and the position of prison officers. Attitudes to women and juvenile prisoners are also examined.

Victorian and Edwardian Prisons (Shire Library)

The Victorian clergyman is a familiar character in the fiction of the period, especially in the novels of Anthony Trollope and George Eliot. Through text and pictures, this book sets out to tell their story and to set them firmly in the context of the nineteenth-century Church of England, revealing how they differed from the clergy of the present day. Trevor May is an historian who retired from the University of Hertfordshire in 1993. His principal interests are in nineteenth-century economic, social and local history. He is the author of some fifteen books, including nine Shire Albums. Other titles for Shire by this author are: The Victorian Domestic Servant Military Barracks The Victorian Undertaker (currently out of print), The Victorian Schoolroom The Victorian Railway Worker Victorian and Edwardian Horse Cabs (currently out of print) The Victorian Workhouse Victorian and Edwardian Prisons

The Victorian Clergyman (Shire Library)

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