One of a series of programs on the dangers of Victorian England (baths, clothing, food, infections, etc.) Like many popular history programs, it is overdramatized and a bit repetitive, but the brief segment at about the 6:44 mark is interesting re the safety of even modern stairs.
Amusingly, the subway entrance they show (with one step riser off by 1/16th inch) is just one block from Green-Wood Cemetery. Coincidence?
ReplyDeleteI've noticed this with modern urban houses. My current house, built 14 years ago, has a rise of 8" and a going of 9.5" - steeper than my previous 50 year old house and much steeper than the reported Victorian rise of 12.5" and going of 13" in this program.
ReplyDeleteI watched two of those Absolute History videos last weekend... one was about food and drink on the farm of a rural abbey. I watched that one due to my current endeavor of home-malting some locally grown barley.
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