Earlier some Year 7 students went to the Black Country Museum to find out about life during the industrial revolution. They visited the mines – which thankfully were safe, albeit very dark .They saw statues of miners working hard in coal pits to get the little money they were paid as a wage and saw the dangers that the miners faced. As well as this they visited a methodist chapel in which we found out how they gave free health care.
In addition,they went to many Victorian shops and went to the local school.They learnt about Victorian currency and met Mr Griffins who treated us like traditional victorian pupils – apart from the caning and physical harm! They also learnt about the types of medicines and the lack of gender equality in pay and status; a problem we sadly still haven’t solved.
Overall people must feel that life in the industrial revolution was unbearable for those who endured it but this was the sad reality they faced. However, the relief provided by some games must have brought some comfort – although we at Campion Chronicle would definitely prefer to live in modern times!
Austin Jijo
