On Monday and Tuesday two local Historians and drama specialists came to work with both year 5 classes to explore how St Phillips has changed since the Industrial Revolution. To begin the day we looked at maps from the historical archives to explore the changes to the area. Soon after, we went on a tour of the local area to find evidence of Bristol's industrial past. We learned that Gardiner Haskins used to be a soap works factory and that where the Ibis Hotel is now was originally a locomotive factory. The tour was very interesting - Lisa even reminisced about how she used to swing on the gate by the railway track that used to run through The Dings! When we came back to school we read and explored accounts of daily life in these factories. We learned about bias and that factory owners didn't always tell the truth. To showcase our learning, we created plays about life in a factory in Bristol during the Victorian period.
Watch this space for our video about our week... Now available, have a watch below...
