Changes to Stoke Bruerne between (1800 – 2001)

tend Bruerne was a small farming and market village. The chief(prenominal) function of Stoke Bruerne changed beca go for of transport.The Grand Junction transmission channel got its act of fan tan in 1793. (Canal array walk).The distribution channel had a major(ip) impact on the village of Stoke Bruerne. The village of Stoke Bruerne developed around the freighteral. (Maps). in advance the canal arrived, Stoke Bruerne was a very small-populated argona with about cl flock living in, what was a very agricultural village.The original major canal was built between capital of the United Kingdom and Birmingham, this runs through the village of Stoke Bruerne. (Visit).There was a major objection to this plan by the Rector, the both plans that were drawn up went straight through the middle of his garden untried it in two. He lost his battle and the chosen plan went ahead. When the canal was built the canal company built the Rector a bridge over so that he could walk from one sid e of his garden to the other. (Visit).When the canal was built many jobs were created and with it wad to fill the vacancies. (Whittaker Minutes). Houses were built for the people who nameed on the canal, this was the start of Stoke Bruerne becoming a busy area during the canal era. (Visit).The boats struggled to get across the canal and so path personal manners were made either side of the canal so horses could walk along pulling the boats behind them. The horses could not pull the barges through Blisworth Hill so legers would walk the barges through the tunnel, where the horses would once again take over. The horses stayed in the tunnel stables when there were no barges to pull. While the legers were hold to pull barges through, they would wait in the legers hut. This was a small shed in which they could keep warm and dry. (Visit). The barges likewise struggledup the hill of the canal, and so locks were plant in. Evidence that the canal became more than congested is that dou ble locks were built in 1835, although further locks 14 and 15 affected Stoke Bruerne. (Canal corporation Minutes) umteen businesses were implant up on the side of the canal this was because businessmen new it was a quick, easy and cheap way of transporting goods to many places like London using barges on the canal (Booklet). Many wharfages were set up so that goods could be loaded and unloaded. The goods being loaded on the barges would have been brought from local anaesthetic factories and people who made things that could be sold. The goods being unloaded from barges would have been taken to the local market and sold. (Visit/Booklet).A steam-powered Corn Mill was set up and this attracted many people to move to Stoke Bruerne because off the work on offer. Four Mill Cottages were built beside the mill so the workers could lie with there.So the canals arrival really gave the world of Stoke Bruerne a unit new way of life.In 1851 the double lock shut (Canal Company Minutes).Ra ilways took over from canals as the main form of transport about 1851. The reasons wherefore people started to use the railway more is because it was* More direct and speedy the trains could travel a lot faster than the boats, which meant they could get to their destinations more efficiently.* lucky to continue the trains were more direct, and a lot slight hassle for companies that extend the track because unlike the canal no digging was required only a flat piece of land (Visit).* Transporting goods Transporting heavy goods and pottery was easier and safer because it was less promising to break because the ride was smoother than the barges had been. The best thing with trains and transporting goods was food. nutriment could finally be transported over large areas. It could get there rapidly and so it would stay fresh for markets and stalls the following day.Between 1874 1879 the sailplaning Inn shut closed (Whittaker).The Corn Mill shut bring down at the start of the 1900s (Guide book).Work hours were cut in 1938 and so people had more leisure time time. The railway had an impact on Stoke Bruerne because people could get there and go to various other places (Visit).One of the first motorways built was the M1.It is still very much utilize today by workers who commute to and from work.The roads in 1960 were not the same in spirit as they are today. People did however prefer these to railways because their car was more convenient, they could leave there home when they wanted. Also people had more leisure time because they had paid holidays and worked fewer hours. So people looked for leisure pastimes.tourism in Stoke Bruerne really started to flourish. Many of the old buildings were changed into businesses that would groom money from tourism. The old corn Mill became a museum in 1963 and for many years previously a dis apply warehouse. The mill had its own docks, which has been made into the breeze area and car park (Canal side walk, booklet) . The Boat Inn, a public house to go and have a drink in while visit was a pub, a butcher, then a stable. It changed as the needs changed (Visit).The wharf office shop sells souvenirs, but was previously used to sign for documents, charge letters. Etc. (visit)The mill cottages that were built for the workers to live in are right away split in to two groups of two. Two are privately possess and two are rented out to tourists.The chapel tearooms used to be used as a dock to the toe path to bring burn to the steam engine to run the mill.The land cutaway known as the Blisworth tramway where the horses worked is being made in to a nature diffidence by the British Waterway.As you can see Stoke Bruerne has changed dramatically in the last 250 years.Stoke Bruerne Sources.The best source I used was the visit because it gave a full picture of what Stoke Bruerne was like and the way it changed, for example* The roofs on the buildings all had different styles e.g. slate, tile, etc.The vis it also gave us a visual view, I picked up lots of diminished facts from our tour guide and the museum.Also the Whittaker Minutes and the Canal Side walkway were very useful for the certain reading that I got for it although it was only 1 or 2 facts from each.The postcard disagreed with my visit because we saw quite quiet boats, but the postcard showed bright boats, which we were also told, would not have been the case. Postcards are painted in the light of being sold and so make the village look a great place, this makes it bias.A historian could use the Whittaker Minutes and the Canal Side Walk to gain key information of what stoke Bruerne was like. These are documents from the time of the canal and so are likely to state the facts. This would be a reliable source as wholesome as the land and its shape at Stoke Bruerne, for example you can see where the horses walked and so proves this did happen.