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A House Through Time

Many were shop owners or merchants. But I want to find outwhat Edward was up to. By...

Many were shop owners or merchants. But I want to find out
what Edward was up to. By searching for Edward's name in
the advertisements in the Liverpool press, we can piece together
how he was making his living

Full Transcript

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Many were shop owners or merchants.
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But I want to find out what Edward was up to.
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By searching for Edward's name in the advertisements in the Liverpool
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press, we can piece together how he was making his living.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:34
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 He was a ship broker and frantically busy selling space for cargo - A House Through Time 00:09
He was a ship broker and frantically busy selling space for ...
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...