Victorian Skirlaugh

Skirlaugh Church in 1879
Skirlaugh Church in 1879

The Victorian period was a time of great change in Skirlaugh, as it was across the country. At the start of Victoria’s reign in 1837 the Industrial Revolution had barely begun, most children did not attend school and crops were harvested by hand. By her death in 1901 Britain was the powerhouse of the world, education was compulsory and agriculture had been transformed.

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