Thursday 9 September 2010

An introduction to Britain c.1850

Dore's Victorian Railway

Did you know....

... that it was not until 1840 that Britain had a standard time zone. Before that times could vary across the country by as much as 10-15 minutes! Find out all about 'Railway time'

To find out more about life in Britain in 1850 the following site has loads of information on all aspect of Victorian Britain. It has something to interst everyone!

http://www.victorianweb.org/index.html

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