London at the turn of the century

London, England, has been of great importance in history and in modern times. England was one of the great colonial empires and industrial leaders of the world. The invention of the steam machine ushered a new age, both in Britain and all across the world.

A steam truck in London.

Steam trucks, trains, boats and machines were of great importance to the industrialization of Britain and the switch from manufacture to industry. Those inventions not only lead to a new way of production but to a whole array of lifestyle changes.