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BLOG TASK 8

Explore how the 18th-century Industrial Revolution and the development of Zara in Nottingham affected the people and style of the city, including changes in population, industry, materials, and company development.

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BLOG TASK 8

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  1. BLOG TASK 8 Oluwasayo Taiwo Olowo-Ake T0045075

  2. PERIOD 18- 20TH Century

  3. EVENTS HOW IT AFFECTED People Nottingham Zara on Pelham/High Street • Industrial Revolution • Style • Company Development

  4. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION • The Industrial Revolution took place in the 18th Century PEOPLE- 1770s (White, n.d) • Factories were opened • As a result, more work was created • Influx of people to cities

  5. FACTORIES White, n.d. Textile Factory in the Industrial Revolution.

  6. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION NOTTINGHAM- 1770s • As a result of the influx, there was overpopulation in the city, poverty increases (White, n.d) • Boost of Iron (1907) and Brick (mid 19th Century) Industry (Spence, Bishop, n.d, pp. 4-5)

  7. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION • 1796- The Nottingham Canal was built and was used to transport coal (used to power engines) (Spence, Bishop, n.d, p. 2) Nottingham Federation of Anglers, n.d. Nottingham Canal.

  8. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ZARA • 19th Century- As a result of the boost in the Brick Industry, it was easy to supply finished clay to local area in Nottingham (Spence, Bishop, n.d, p.4)

  9. ZARA ON PELHAM STREET Olowo-Ake, 2016. Zara on Pelham Street.

  10. STYLE PEOPLE • The people of Nottingham had to get used to the style of the Zara Building and adapt to the decorative changes.

  11. STYLE NOTTINGHAM • Easy access to materials locally produced in Nottingham (Spence, Bishop, n.d, p.4). Materials locally produced were less expensive.

  12. STYLE ZARA • As a result, materials were less expensive. Large amounts of glass was used • Art Nouveau style spread in England (Benton, 1979) • It attracted more customers from the “middle class” (Marchant, 1999, Introduction)

  13. COMPANY DEVELOPMENT 1892- Boots moved from Goose Gate to High/Pelham Street, a bigger store that accommodated more departmental stores (Weir, 1994, p.32) PEOPLE • The people of Nottingham has easy access to more as well as cheap drugs (Beckett, 2006) • Weir, 2016. Boots on Pelham StreetWeir, 2016. The Fancy Department ,Boots, Pelham Street

  14. COMPANY DEVELOPMENT NOTTINGHAM • During the Industrial revolution, people were deprived of basic amenities • Boots provided education and gave free meals to young employees (Boots Archives, 2010, p.9). • He contributed over 440,000 pounds to the development of University of Nottingham’s campus (University of Nottingham, n.d) Picture: Newton, 2015. Painting of Jesse Boots

  15. COMPANY DEVELOPMENT ZARA • Zara now occupies the Pelham Street site even though Boots moved in 1972 to its Victoria Centre site (Horne, 1972)

  16. REFERENCES BOOKS • Beckett, 2006. A centenary history of Nottingham. Sussex: Phillmore and Co. Ltd • Benton, T., 1979. Art Nouveau Architecture. London: Academy Editions. • Boots Archives, 2010. A history of Boots in the community. United Kingdom: Boots the chemist. •   Merchant, B., 1999. Boots the chemists of Nottingham. Keyworth: Reflections of a Bygone Age. • Weir, C., 1994. Jesse Boot of Nottingham. Nottingham: The Boots Company PLC.

  17. REFERENCES NEWSPAPER ARTICLE • Horne, D., 1972. No Subject. Evening Post, 10 May WEBSITES • Spence, U., & Bishop, M., n.d. An Archaeological Resource Assessment of Modern Nottinghamshire (1750 onwards) [online]. Available at: https://www.le.ac.uk/ulas/publications/documents/45nottmod_000.pdf [Accessed 06 May 2017] • White, M., n.d . The Industrial Revolution [online]. Available at: https://www.bl.uk/georgian-britain/articles/the-industrial-revolution#authorBlock1 [Accessed 06 May 2017]

  18. REFERENCES PICTURES • Newton, A., 2015. Jesse Boot’s first Nottingham shop honoured with a blue plaque. Available at: https://nottstv.com/jesse-boots-first-nottingham-shop-honoured-with-a-blue-plaque/ [Last accessed 2 March 2017] • Nottingham Federation of Anglers, n.d. Nottingham Canal • Olowo-Ake, 2016. Zara on High Street • Weir, C., 1994. Boots on Pelham Street • Weir, C., 1994. The Fancy Department, Boots, Pelham Street • White, n.d. Textile Factory in the Industrial Revolution

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