Explore an Edwardian street in the period between 1900 and 1910 to find out what life was like more than one hundred years ago. Ask the people you meet questions, discover objects to place in your own museum and collect sounds for a song about your trip.
This activity aims to improve chronological understanding, knowledge of people and changes in the past, comparing modern lives and homes with the past and to encourage historical enquiry.
Click on the people that appear on the street or the buildings associated with them to play an activity.
In each location you can:
• ask the questions in the top right corner by clicking on a character
• collect objects that display a suitcase icon by clicking on them
• collect sounds by clicking on objects that display the ear icon
• take two photographs in each location by clicking on the camera.
In some locations you can play games by clicking on the spinning top icon.
The sounds you have collected can be used to create a song when you visit the Music Hall which is accessed by clicking on the tram.
The objects you collect and the photographs you take are placed in the museum and can be viewed by clicking on the suitcase.
In the museum you can:
• see a larger version of the photographs in the frames by clicking on each one
• click on the objects on display to see a larger version.
Guto the Delivery Boy
Delivery boys were a common sight in most towns, delivering goods to customers' homes. The Edwardian street is Guto's workplace. He has a basketful of groceries to deliver and modern motor cars to avoid as he cycles around.
This activity helps children to relate the experiences of young working children in Edwardian Britain to their own.
Leisa the Little Girl
Leisa has some lovely toys that are typical of this time: a wooden hoop she can roll along and a brand new growling teddy bear.
Talk to Leisa and find out about her toys and see if you can collect their sounds.
Dolly the Maid
Dolly is a maid in a rich house and she is keen to show you the latest gadgets in the kitchen and the brand new toilet! Ask Dolly questions about her domestic chores and collect a whole host of sounds from all around the house.
This activity shows how technology and fashion have changed domestic life since the early 1900s.
Mrs Ifans the Grocer
Come and see all the things on sale at the Ifans Emporium. In Edwardian times, people bought fresh food nearly every day because there were no freezers. Children were sent to local shops on errands.
This activity shows how different Edwardian shops are to their supermarket equivalents today.
There's a weighing game to play in the shop. Weigh some sweets using old-fashioned scales.
Edward the Motorist
Cars were an 1880s invention so they were a rare sight in this period. Talk to Edward about his brand new British-made motor car, early twentieth century motoring and his passion for the fashionable new sport of car racing. He also talks about driving in the country - where people are used to horses.
This activity shows how much transport has changed in the last hundred years.
Mr Fletcher's Cinema
Films are the latest marvel of the Edwardian age! In the early 1900s, traditional entertainments like the fair and the music hall had a new rival - the cinema. Watch a film about a steam train on the cinema screen and ask the cinema owner questions about his theatre.
This activity teaches you about early cinemas and about films made over one hundred years ago and to see how they differ from the modern cinema experience.
Vladimir the Strongman
Travelling fairs were a frequent sight in the years before the First World War. They provided cheap thrills, fun and work for travelling showmen like Vladimir, from Russia, who is showing off his 'try your strength' machine.
Vladimir will tell you about the fair and about his former life in Russia before he joined the travelling attractions.
There's a game to play. Join in the fun of the fair and try your luck and skill on the coconut shy.
The Music Hall
This is your opportunity to use the sounds you've collected to create a song. Watch your song being performed by two stars of the Edwardian Age - Gruffydd Glanwyryfon a Myfanwy Manawydan. You can also print out a music hall poster with your name at the top of the bill!
