Late Victorian seaside photographs
I can use photographs to compare Victorian trips to the seaside to the present day.
Late Victorian seaside photographs
I can use photographs to compare Victorian trips to the seaside to the present day.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Looking at Victorian seaside photographs can tell us about things that have changed or stayed the same over time.
- Looking at a photograph of a steam train can tell us about how people travelled to the seaside and if this has changed.
- Looking at photographs of people on the beach can tell us about what they did at the seaside and if this has changed.
- Photographs of piers and ice cream sellers can tell us about what people enjoyed at the seaside and if this has changed.
Common misconception
Trains were the same in the Victorian times as today.
Explain that the trains in the Victorian times were run on steam. They would have been very dirty, noisy and bumpy.
Keywords
Victorian - we describe places, people or things from the time of Queen Victoria as Victorian
Changed - when something becomes different it has changed
Pier - a pier is a structure that goes out into the sea and often has entertainment on it
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
an activity people enjoy doing when they are not at work or school
a picture created by a camera
a place by the sea
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Now
Victorian times
a hut with wheels used at the seaside during Victorian times
a push-along cart selling ice-cream used during Victorian times
a structure going out into the sea, that people enjoy walking along