Victorian Vitality

Explore life in your locality in Victorian times looking at geographical and population change, shops and trades, schools, employment, food, fashions, leisure pursuits, health and transport, using original and copy material from Herefordshire Record Office.

Children will discover what they would have worn and eaten, and how they might have been occupied at work and play.

Links to QCA History Curriculum Units 11 and 12

What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?

How did life change in our locality in Victorian times?