Industrial Revolution: Work

Describes the life of children during the Victorian Age.

Information and several stories of children and their work during the Industrial Revolution.

Overview of child labour in Industrial Britain.

This page looks at some of the things that women and children were expected to do during the industrial revolution and provides source material to show what people thought of this at the time.

Includes different sources of primary information including child miners.

This site is dedicated to the workhouse — its buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, even its poets...

Brief overview with links to information about working in the mines.

The shift from working at home to working in factories in the early 18th century brought with it a new system of working. Factory and mine owners sought to control and discipline their workforce through a system of long working hours, fines and low wages.

Outlines working conditions for men, women and children that led to their improvement.