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How Britain Worked

It is a largely forgotten fact that Britain was the first industrialized country in the world but Guy Martin - the cult motorcycle racer and mechanic - is about to remind us how the industrial revolution helped make Britain great. Guy shows how the discoveries made in the late 18th-19th centuries are to thank for the ease of our every day lives: in order to cook a bacon and egg sandwich in Industrial-era conditions Guy has to restore a steam locomotive and railway to have the components delivered to the local shop; he has to bring a saw mill back into working order to be able to make a bicycle; he has to revamp a Victorian fishing trawler so he can cook himself some fish and chips and when he decides to mow the lawn he restores a Victorian botanical garden. After all that he's in need of a
holiday - so he sets to work restoring a Victorian holiday resort. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned photography as well as historical images Guy will take us through each project; his passion enthusiasm and sheer inventiveness bringing a completely new perspective to the Industrial Revolution. He invites us to live it with him to enjoy the nostalgia marvel in the mechanics and learn from its legacy.
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It is a largely forgotten fact that Britain was the first industrialized country in the world but Guy Martin
- the cult motorcycle racer & mechanic
- is about to remind us how the industrial revolution helped make Britain great. Guy shows how the discoveries made in the late 18th-19th centuries are to thank for the ease of our every day lives: in order to cook a bacon & egg sandwich in Industrial-era conditions Guy has to restore a steam locomotive & railway to have the components delivered to the local shop; he has to bring a saw mill back into working order to be able to make a bicycle; he has to revamp a Victorian fishing trawler so he can cook himself some fish & chips & when he decides to mow the lawn he restores a Victorian botanical garden. After all that he's in need of a holiday
- so he sets to work restoring a Victorian holiday resort. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned photography as well as historical images Guy will take us through each project; his passion enthusiasm & sheer inventiveness bringing a completely new perspective to the Industrial Revolution. He invites us to live it with him to enjoy the nostalgia marvel in the mechanics & learn from its legacy.

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Garden - An outside area with grass and foliage
lawn - An area of aesthetic or recreational land planted with grasses.
garden - A planned space used for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.
Steam - Steam - water in gas form, water vapour. Commonly seen coming from a kettle
Locomotive - Or Loco is the powered vehicle at the front of a train
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Components - Multiple items used to complete the product.
Fish - A creature that lives in water. A fish uses gills to breath unlike mammals
Mill - A building which can grind grain into flour.

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