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A House Through Time

He was a ship broker and franticallybusy selling space for cargo on vessels going to and...

He was a ship broker and frantically
busy selling space for cargo on vessels going to and from
ports all over Europe

Full Transcript

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He was a ship broker and frantically busy selling space for cargo
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on vessels going to and from ports all over Europe.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:52
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Twenty Twenty Television

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Movie Summary

Historian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.
S01 • E02 Anything could be moved in these holds, from gunpowder, - A House Through Time 00:06
Anything could be moved in these holds, from gunpowder,
S01 • E01 58 Falkner Street might have echoed with the shouts - A House Through Time 00:43
58 Falkner Street might have echoed with the shouts
S01 • E02 By getting involved in the supply chain behind the railways, - A House Through Time 00:19
By getting involved in the supply chain behind the railways,
S01 • E02 TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS - A House Through Time 00:06
TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS
S01 • E02 But Edward wasn't all about hard work. - A House Through Time 01:00
But Edward wasn't all about hard work.
S01 • E04 After years of casual work, - A House Through Time 00:06
After years of casual work,
S01 • E03 In July 1914, the First World War broke out. - A House Through Time 00:05
In July 1914, the First World War broke out.
S01 • E04 The year that the Mercers left, - A House Through Time 00:41
The year that the Mercers left,
S01 • E03 Almost a million horses were requisitioned from farms and cities - A House Through Time 00:09
Almost a million horses were requisitioned from farms and ci...
S01 • E03 For the residents of 62 Falkner Street, - A House Through Time 00:09
For the residents of 62 Falkner Street,
S01 • E03 But there was no call for the posh saddles they made. - A House Through Time 00:18
But there was no call for the posh saddles they made.
S01 • E03 This is Liverpool after the First World War. - A House Through Time 00:20
This is Liverpool after the First World War.
S01 • E03 What I haven't been able to find is a single advertisement that leads me - A House Through Time 00:39
What I haven't been able to find is a single advertisem...
S01 • E03 Fanny Snewing's death certificate tells us that she, - A House Through Time 00:16
Fanny Snewing's death certificate tells us that she,
S01 • E03 A few months later, - A House Through Time 00:08
A few months later,
S01 • E03 The '30s were a tough time for Liverpool. - A House Through Time 00:28
The '30s were a tough time for Liverpool.
S01 • E03 The depression also hit house prices. - A House Through Time 00:14
The depression also hit house prices.
S01 • E01 Gentleman's clubs were places of business and leisure, - A House Through Time 00:23
Gentleman's clubs were places of business and leisure,
S01 • E02 In 1873, in America, an investment bubble in the railroads burst, - A House Through Time 00:12
In 1873, in America, an investment bubble in the railroads b...
S01 • E03 Built around a central courtyard with a communal water pump, - A House Through Time 00:09
Built around a central courtyard with a communal water pump,