Tales of scientific innovation and merchant enterprise, from steam power and life-saving medicines to new trade partners far away, and new ways to reach them.
In 1770, agriculturist Arthur Young published his diary of a six-month tour of the north of England,
which included a visit to the coalfields and ironworks of the Tyne.
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A Precious Gift
ByJohn Baron
In 1807, the Government in Canada urged the leaders of the
Five Nations to join with them in a medical revolution.
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The Tea Committee
BySir William Wilson Hunter
Sir William Hunter looks back over a Government committee’s plan to
introduce tea cultivation to India in 1834.
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Paxton’s Palace
ByClay Lane
The steering committee for the Great Exhibition of 1851 turned down all 245 designs submitted for the iconic venue.
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An Exhibition of Fair Play
ByJoseph Paxton
After Joseph Paxton won the competition to design the venue for the Great Exhibition of 1851, he recalled how his rival had helped him.
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The Bluebell Line
ByClay Lane
The Bluebell line in Sussex was the first failing British Railways line to be taken over by volunteers.
