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- The arrival of the Industrial Revolution during Victorian times brought more wealth. The Victorian love affair with railway building extended to the city in 1861. A station was first opened at St. David's. New streets were also laid out, including Queen Street.
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Mar 14, 2021 · The Industrial Revolution largely passed it by. During the 19th century, Exeter continued to grow in absolute numbers (its population more than doubled to 50,000 by 1901) but it declined in relative size.
The arrival of the Industrial Revolution during Victorian times brought more wealth. The Victorian love affair with railway building extended to the city in 1861. A station was first opened at St. David's.
Although Exeter had different industries during the Industrial Revolution such as agriculture and water power, there was one industry which really thrived – the wool industry. Between the 16th and the 18th century, the city was involved in manufacturing and exporting woollen cloth.
Dec 5, 2013 · From 1680 Exeter enjoyed a century of prosperity, and became renowned as a centre of fashion and elegance as well as trade. Smart new developments replaced crumbling buildings and architecture was on a par with that found in Bath, Bristol and London.
Community Researcher, Crystal Carter, has extensively researched the story of Exeter’s Black GIs and how Exeter was a segregated city during World War II. Between 1943 and 1944, County Ground in St Thomas Exeter was home to a number of all black US Army battalions.
Feb 15, 2021 · Exeter was deemed too far from natural resources like coal during the industrial revolution and was thus spared the intense development that places like Bristol or Newcastle experienced. As such, Exeter was perhaps seen (much like Bath) as a rural escape for the gentry, who would have been interested in elegant townhouses like those in Southernhay.
Jan 14, 2013 · Why the Industrial Revolution happened explored in TV documentary. University of Exeter historian to examine one of the most extraordinary periods in British history: the Industrial Revolution in an hour long programme on BBC Two.
