Shows through dramatised scenes, museum pieces and contemporary architecture the way of life of English people in the eighteenth century. Dress, household objects, furnishings and re-enacted social occasions; travel by coach; the landscape showing the enclosure movement; the spinning jenny and the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution; examples of eighteenth century art.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320854
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - History
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Social life and customs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Great Britain - History
History → Great Britain - History - 18th century
History → Historic buildings - Great Britain
History → Historical re-enactments
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)