Join Lauren as she heads back to school! However, travelling back to Victorian England this school is very different to what we know today! But was it all scary punishments? As Lauren trains to become a Victorian teacher, she discovers the clever ways the Victorians taught young children to write and how sums were worked out in the days before calculates and computers!

If you're in West London and you haven't visited Gunnersbury Park and Museum yet, do check this wonderful site out! The Victorian Schoolroom is beautifully situated in their Temple overlooking the lake. The house itself once belonged to the famous Rothschild family and now displays the history of the local area, with various different exhibitions on throughout the year.

Get your time travelling pocket watches at the ready with this one and play along! We've made a free resource for the kids. Easily learn the different time periods throughout history with my time travelling pocket watch! Download your own to make at home from my website

Free download available here: https://laurengrierson.co.uk/resources'>https://laurengrierson.co.uk/resources

This episode was made possible with thanks to support from @Arts Council England , ‪@gunnersburyparkmuseum4399‬ and Abigail Halley


CREDITS:

Presenter: Lauren Grierson
Miss Pritchard: Abigail Halley
Writer: Lauren Grierson
Producer: Lauren Grierson
Editor: Ian Grierson
Illustrator: Ian Grierson
Historians and Historical Advisors: Gareth Brettell, Ian Grierson, Abigail Halley
Composer: Ian Grierson
Camera Operator: Ian Grierson


LINKS:

Lauren Grierson:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://laurengrierson.co.uk
Instagram:   / laurenlearnshistory  
Twitter:   / lauren_grierson  
Facebook:   / laurenlearnshistory  

Abigail Halley
Instagram:   / abigailhalley  
Twitter:   / abigailhalley1  

Gunnersbury Park and Museum

Website: https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/
Instagram:   / gunnersburyparkmuseum  
Twitter:   / gunnersbury1  
Facebook:   / gunnersbury1  

Arts Council England:
Website: https://artscouncil.org.uk
Instagram: https://instagram.com/aceagrams/?hl=en
Twitter:   / ace_national  

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