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Social Studies - People in Scotland

People in the past

2a In the mill 2b In the vennel

Duration: 20 minutes

on School Radio

Part 1 describes the first day of a young labourer in a Scottish textile mill in 1840s. Part 2 examines the living conditions in the poorer slum areas of Scotland's industrial belt in mid 19th Century.

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