The Inventions Of The 1851 Great Exhibition (That Shook The World)

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Ай бұрын

The Great Exhibition held within the Crystal Palace (Hyde Park) in 1851 changed the world. 14,000 exhibits were displayed there which would chart a path to our modern world. In this video we explore the exhibition itself and dozens of the innovations and innovations which were displayed there.
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Short quote used from Yvonne Ffrench from her book “The Great Exhibition 1851’ by publishers Harvill Press 1950.
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@mikkins85710 Ай бұрын

Just how amazing it would have been if the exhibition had been preserved as a museum.

@josephteller9715 Ай бұрын

They tried to preserve the building, moved it (it was designed to be broken down and put back up) but then after a short period of time it burned down.

@clownbaby882 Ай бұрын

I love the energy in the narration. Adds a whole new depth to history, and the music is splendid

@kristopherguilbault5428 Ай бұрын

The music is pretty rad too ;) I always end up boppin my head lol

@pimpozza Ай бұрын

I agree! I love Tez's energy and enthusiasm.. it draws me right in, whilst bopping to the music! 😁🙋🏻‍♀️

@oldsguy354 Ай бұрын

Does anyone know the names of the songs/artists? I recognized one of the songs as the theme from The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and alot of the music sounded familiar but I can't place it.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I do get comments saying there’s sometimes too much music … you can’t please everyone I suppose. I do get a little bit carried away whilst editing I think😆. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Tez

@Laradox... Ай бұрын

This is literally the best KZfaq channel in existence

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

That’s so nice of you, thank you. Tez

@Laradox... Ай бұрын

@@verynearlyinteresting your very welcome my friend

@boilingfrogs9993 Ай бұрын

Terrific presentation. Unfortunate such a large percentage of the exhibit are lost to time...

@pimpozza Ай бұрын

Brilliant vid, Tez.. I was riveted from start to finish! Fascinating history about the Crystal Palace! 👍👌🙋🏻‍♀️

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks @pimpozza I’m so pleased you liked it. Tez

@billyo54 Ай бұрын

Great episode. Love your channel.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks Billyo that’s very kind of you. Tez

@stephaniec3619 Ай бұрын

Omg! This is utterly fascinating! I’d always wondered what had happened to the Crystal Palace, so thank you for letting us know. I have a fact that you probably don’t know:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada built a smaller crystal palace in their park ( which to this day is called Victoria Park) It was built for visit from the Crown Prince. I wish I had a picture that I could share with you of it. Thank you, yet again for your amazing videos. I am always so excited when I see them posted!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Oooh I didn’t know that … I’ll have a Google and see if I can find something. Thank you as always Stephanie for your lovely comment. Tez

@stephaniec3619 Ай бұрын

@@verynearlyinteresting if your son lives in Ontario: they are building a pavilion in Victoria park based on pictures of our crystal palace. We also have historic markers around the park and one of them has a grainy picture of it.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

I will definitely do a bit of Googling of that Stephanie. My son is a short train ride from Toronto (my geography is not great!). I’ll let you know if I find out anything about it. Speak soon! Tez 😊

@jennl7099 Ай бұрын

Love your videos! You are a great history teacher!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

That’s very nice of you to say, thank you. Tez 😊

@t.j.payeur5331 Ай бұрын

This was great, thanks!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊. Tez

@pattycake8272 Ай бұрын

Loved it all...as usual

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks Pattycake 😊

@williamsherman3047 Ай бұрын

A glass and iron building burned to the ground? That's a modern miracle!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

I know but sadly it’s true. There’s footage of the fire on KZfaq if you search for it.

@gmaneis Ай бұрын

Metal melts and loses its strength if it's hot enough. The World Trade Center is an example.

@williamsherman3047 Ай бұрын

@@gmaneis Very much aware of that. But fuel is required to feed the fire. BTW, my comment was intended to be ironic.

@gmaneis Ай бұрын

@@williamsherman3047 😁🙂

@frankmitchell3594 Ай бұрын

It had wooden floors and interior partitions

@thaisstone5192 Ай бұрын

FANTASTIC!!!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks! Tez 😊

@Rolldamntide Ай бұрын

Hi from Iowa... one of the best channels I've found in the past year🤘💯

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Hello in Iowa! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. From Staffordshire, Tez

@DawnDavidson Ай бұрын

This one was great, Tez! Hadn’t seen most of these, though I did see a great exhibit at a Dickens Fair in California, with a model of the palace and several models of the inventions. This was definitely interesting! You outdid yourself!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Oh wow! I would have liked to have seen the model of it. Thank you Dawn as always. Tez

@BeFree-BeFrugal 3 күн бұрын

The building itself was amazing

@TimothyMuhlfeld Ай бұрын

Very good!!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks Timothy. Tez

@Elvisultimatefanchannel Ай бұрын

Love this

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks Steve

@mandolinic Ай бұрын

The Crystal Palace went from conception to completion in less than a year. It was designed by Joseph Paxton, who was better known as a gardener than a civil engineer; however, Paxton had pioneered the use of modular glass and iron frameworks for building massive glass houses, and really knew his stuff! The building was designed to be a temporary structure, but actually lasted over 80 years before the unfortunate fire that destroyed it.

@ontheroadaustralia-soleman1911 Ай бұрын

i really enjoyed this video Tez, we had a similar exhibition in Sydney in the 1800s, it was called the Garden Palace and looked like the Crystal palace, but it ended up burning done.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thank you as always! And … I didn’t know about that, I’ll have a Google! Tez

@ontheroadaustralia-soleman1911 Ай бұрын

@@verynearlyinteresting your welcome

@michaelkelly3257 18 күн бұрын

I have to say My Good Man, that these types of uploads are the *Gems among the Rubble* . As both a Wood & Steel Worker, *FFF* ( Fabricator, Fitter, & Fixer ), in My Days, I've always been interested in the Analogue, Manual, & Mechanical,.. & The way you Exact these Little Nuggets of Knowledge on Your Audience is Nothing Short of Exemplary . . Thank You.. 👌👍

@verynearlyinteresting 18 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Michael, what a great comment to receive. It’s very much appreciated and I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. Tez

@TelstarFirst 29 күн бұрын

My mother was a 10 year old girl when the Palace burnt down, she watched it burn.

@verynearlyinteresting 29 күн бұрын

Oh wow!

@mattus1gig Ай бұрын

I’m wondering how many of these manufacturers are still around???

@YvonneWilson312 Ай бұрын

Brilliant! So interesting!

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thank you Yvonne, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Tez

@DavyanHatch Ай бұрын

Interesting

@warrenbooth2103 29 күн бұрын

My great great grandfather who was eight years old was working in a brickworks in 1851 .

@verynearlyinteresting 29 күн бұрын

Oh wow!

@crustycurmudgeon2182 29 күн бұрын

Well, Tez, you've done it again! Brilliant subject presented brilliantly! I've read and watched documentaries on the Crystal Palace for many years-- not many have touched on the technical exhibits inside (honestly can't name one). I've been woeful of the Palace's untimely demise all those years ago-- that sparkling jewel of architecture would still wow the masses to this day. A commentor before me mentioned how wonderful it would have been if all the exhibits had been kept inside for decades as a museum. I heartily agree! Britain during the Industrial Revolution and the later "Machine Age" boasted a great deal of worldly innovations and firsts: think Isembard Kingdom Brunel, et al. You've got alot of rich history to draw from, Tez, get on it!. The Crystal Palace is a brilliant start to all this! A great opener to a series! I look forward to more!

@verynearlyinteresting 29 күн бұрын

I’ll definitely get on it! Thanks so much for this great comment, always very appreciated. Tez 😊

@philipmurphy2 Ай бұрын

Wonderful, so interesting

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks as always Philip. I’m really glad you liked it. Tez

@Gamble661 Ай бұрын

If I could time travel the two world expeditions I would love to attend are this one and the Chicago Columbian Exposition in the 1890's. I did go to the 1964 New York Worlds Fair, I was nine years old and I still remember everything about it. And I also think my i-phone is a miracle...until I get the bill at the end of the month.

@perrydowd9285 Ай бұрын

Thanks, Tezza. The fax machine blew me away, but the self-registering thermometer was almost identical to one I used when I was a lab technician in the 1980s. THAT really blew me away. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Have a great day bro.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Hi Perry! Nice to see you again … and wow about the thermometer! 🤒

@yorkshire_tea_innit8097 Ай бұрын

Your channel name is selling it short. This is VERY interesting.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

That’s so kind of you, thank you. Tez

@gaynorbrook837 Ай бұрын

Thanks Mr VNI (in that London 😁👍) 💚

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Hi Gaynor!😊

@brianjaber3171 Ай бұрын

If I had a Time Machine it would be events like these I would visit. I wish they had a loved it button for videos that stand out for context. Thank you! 😅

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks Brian. I actually do have a ‘loved it’ button and I’ve just pressed it for your comment 😆. Tez

@keithwalmsley1830 27 күн бұрын

Thanks Tez for an absolutely cracking video! It was indeed a showcase for British progress and ingenuity but apparently half the exhibits were from foreign countries, the United States being particularly well represented including I believe the Singer Sewing Machine! Can't wait for your next vid mate.

@verynearlyinteresting 27 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Keith! And I didn’t know that the Singer Sewing Machine was there too! Wow. Tez 😊

@carlthornton3076 Ай бұрын

Very Good!... #11 {5-14-2024}

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thanks Carl 😊

@brick6347 Ай бұрын

The Crystal Palace continues to amaze audiences, especially that 4-0 victory over Manchester United. In all seriousness though, Crystal Palace are about to redevelop Selhurst Park... and yes, it will feature an all-glass frontage, inspired by the original Crystal Palace. So... sort of being rebuilt, a very tenuous sort of I grant you. If you ever get the chance, visit the Crystal Palace subway, which is all that remains of the old High Level station.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Wow what a great comment thank you. I will put that on my to-do-list next time I’m in London. Thank you. Tez

@mikkins85710 Ай бұрын

Very interesting vlog in any case.

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂Tez

@carlmckinney7458 29 күн бұрын

What kind of mic are you using?

@verynearlyinteresting 29 күн бұрын

It’s a DJI wireless lapel mic - in a cradle … screwed on to a boom pole. You can use them on your lapel but the sound quality is much better if you speak directly into them, particularly when shooting outside. Tez

@catspaw2970 Ай бұрын

How does a glass and iron building BURN down?

@verynearlyinteresting Ай бұрын

If you do a KZfaq search for ‘Crystal Palace Fire’ you can see it. It was filmed in 1936. Tez

@catspaw2970 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the info. I watched the video and read about the suspected cause. What a disaster! @@verynearlyinteresting

@cl-7016 29 күн бұрын

Very nearly too interesting. Great video.

@verynearlyinteresting 29 күн бұрын

Thank you very much. Tez 😊

@jimstewart8122 29 күн бұрын

All of those exhibits amazing really exciting except for that boring machine 😏😏

@verynearlyinteresting 29 күн бұрын

Good one Jim 😆

@deniseatkins9407 29 күн бұрын

Wow that was interesting a lot of familiar names there some still around today

@verynearlyinteresting 29 күн бұрын

Hi Denise 😊

@deniseatkins9407 28 күн бұрын

Hi Tez

@Deepthought-42 Ай бұрын

Thanks for a very interesting post. How many of those exhibits could be produced entirely in the UK today? Thanks to wars corrupt politicians and without an empire to exploit Britain is reduced to a broken polluted backwater off the coast of Europe. What could Britannia, who once ruled the waves, exhibit today as it slowly sinks beneath them?

@jimstewart8122 29 күн бұрын

Very nearly very interesting. 👍👍

@anthonythegalvez 26 күн бұрын

How did a glass and iron building manage to burn down?

@verynearlyinteresting 26 күн бұрын

Very easily, sadly. If you search ‘Crystal Palace Fire’ on KZfaq you’ll find footage of it. Tez

@user-it7lf7kk8m Ай бұрын

Fascinating. No special slavery implements then ? Maybe the empire wasnt built on slavery after all. Very interseting photos, reminds you that we have come a long way despite so many people trying to impede progress