How Much Did Britain Change During The Industrial Revolution 
How much did Britain change during the Industrial Revolution?
By Tayo Alli
During the time period of 1750 and 1900 Britain developed both socially and economically on a great scale. The British
Landscape was squeezed and sculpted and eventually shaped modern day Britain, but to what extent? In this essay I will be looking at the main factors that impacted the momentous changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution.
Working Conditions & Agriculture
In the 18th century the British countryside was practically the same as it had been for centuries, with small villages surrounding the larger towns and cities. Most of the village inhabitants we farmers, often living and working with their families on the nearby fields.They were self-sufficient with a constant supply of food(though limited in variety), providing sustenance for their village through their work: the life of a 18th century worker was not brutal and could not necessarily be described as a hardship, though physically demanding as both mining and farming required large amounts of energy. Both mining and farming were done without the aid of machinery .e.g by hand or horse power. This links into agriculture at the time because the farmers in the fields were working to provide food to the specific area they lived in making agriculture in 1750 incredibly localised; the mill, fields and forest were constant, longstanding pieces of their scenery and it must of be difficult to picture anything but what they had seen everyday. By the the 19th century the drastic changes that were possibly unforeseen by the British public had taken place. Large factories had materialized across the country and the objective of those factories was to produce products that would yield a feasible profit.
Unfortunately ensuring the safety and health of their workers wasn’t a priority. Children and adults alike lost limbs, flesh and fingers to the machines.To keep control of an increasingly large workforce unconventional means of
By Tayo Alli
During the time period of 1750 and 1900 Britain developed both socially and economically on a great scale. The British
Landscape was squeezed and sculpted and eventually shaped modern day Britain, but to what extent? In this essay I will be looking at the main factors that impacted the momentous changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution.
Working Conditions & Agriculture
In the 18th century the British countryside was practically the same as it had been for centuries, with small villages surrounding the larger towns and cities. Most of the village inhabitants we farmers, often living and working with their families on the nearby fields.They were self-sufficient with a constant supply of food(though limited in variety), providing sustenance for their village through their work: the life of a 18th century worker was not brutal and could not necessarily be described as a hardship, though physically demanding as both mining and farming required large amounts of energy. Both mining and farming were done without the aid of machinery .e.g by hand or horse power. This links into agriculture at the time because the farmers in the fields were working to provide food to the specific area they lived in making agriculture in 1750 incredibly localised; the mill, fields and forest were constant, longstanding pieces of their scenery and it must of be difficult to picture anything but what they had seen everyday. By the the 19th century the drastic changes that were possibly unforeseen by the British public had taken place. Large factories had materialized across the country and the objective of those factories was to produce products that would yield a feasible profit.
Unfortunately ensuring the safety and health of their workers wasn’t a priority. Children and adults alike lost limbs, flesh and fingers to the machines.To keep control of an increasingly large workforce unconventional means of