Today, Y1 were History detectives – we used a range of sources of evidence to find out about George Stephenson, his achievements and why he was nicknamed ‘Father of the Railway.’

We learned that he invented the first locomotive called ‘The Rocket’ and that this changed Britain in the Victorian era as it meant that more people could travel. Holidays by the seaside became more accessible and it meant that those people who previously couldn’t afford to go on holiday could! This changed Britain and the seaside which we are going to learn more about this in other lessons. We all realised that George Stephenson is a significant individual who invented something that has changed our lives today and he is still remembered for the work that he has done.

Lucas said ‘George Stephenson looks like a clever, rich man because he is wearing expensive clothes.’

‘The carts with the people on look very full and the train looks very slow, not like today.’ pointed out Scarlett

‘He must be famous if he is on money’ said Frankie