How did life in Ipswich change during the Industrial age of Steam?
What and when was the Industrial Revolution?
Why did Britain become more industrialised?
What was Ipswich like before and during the industrial revolution?
Why did people move from the countryside to the towns and cities?
Why was iron needed during the Industrial Revolution?
How did the ‘blast furnace’ improve iron production?
Why did the steam engine have such an enormous impact as an invention?
How did people react to the arrival of the train?
What were conditions like as a labourer? How was life different for factory owners and those who sold the products?
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