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1700 - Early 1800s |
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Robert Raikes |
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Sir Charles Wheatstone |
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George Whitefield |
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James Wood |
1700 - Early 1800s |
The industrial Revolution made Gloucester rich, but its canals, roads and railways made it even richer.
Gloucester Georgians & Our First Victorians Change the World
Genius scientist and inventor Sir Charles Wheatstone allowed people to talk across continents...among other things. Campaigner George Whitefield helped start some of the USA's best universities. Journalist Robert Raikes made sure that Sundays would never be the same for millions of children, and just how did James Wood become a millionaire, was he the real Scrooge?
Gloucester People > Then > 1700 - Early 1800s