LO: To compare a place over time

Task 1

Create a table comparing the 2 maps of the Holborn area

Look closely at the 2 maps of the Holborn area. What similarities and differences can you find? What streets are in both maps? What do you notice about those streets? Where would school be? Does the street you live on appear in the maps?

18682020

Task 2: To compare Victorian and modern London.

Create a table of information comparing “Then and Now”

Find out about:

Housing Shopping Buildings and architecture Open areas, parks, and rivers Transport Leisure time activities

Some sites to use:

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians.html

https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/victorian-era

https://primaryfacts.com/1688/victorian-london-facts-and-information/

https://kids.kiddle.co/Victorian_era

High Holborn 1890

The Foundling Hospital1876

Cheapside 1880s

High Holborn/Grays Inn Road1890/2020

High Holborn 2020

Cheapside 2020

Coram’s Fields: The Foundling Hospital 2020