The Hartlepool clock
The fragment of the German shell can be seen clearly. The words “made in Germany” can just be seen below the number 6.
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Wreckage
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The clock in the wreckage of the house where it was found; photo taken on the day of the bombardment or shortly after.
Visit the site https://www.flickr.com/photos/hartlepool_museum/5633910355/in/set-72157626406678761Photos of the bombardment
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50 photos of the bombardment of Hartlepool: the photos can be downloaded for classroom use.
Visit the site https://www.flickr.com/photos/hartlepool_museum/sets/72157626406678761/BBC video
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BBC video clip in which Jeremy Paxman tells the story of the Hartlepool bombardment and interviews a woman who lived through it.
See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zghngk7
Impact of war on recruitment
Source: iwm.org.uk
“Remember Scarborough!” - a propaganda poster that used public outrage at the attacks on the east coast to encourage recruitment.
Visit the site https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/14989Impact of war on relationships
A silver shilling coin engraved with a message of love from a soldier for his wife or girlfriend in Britain.
Impact of war on childhood
A children’s board game from 1914 –18 suggesting a simplified and heroic view of soldiery and warfare. Some boys who played it at home may have died on the battlefield by 1918.
Impact on the workplace
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BBC video about the scale of production and women at work at the shell factory at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire and the effects of the massive explosion there in 1918.
See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0202530
Impact on women’s working lives
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BBC video clip about the wide range of work done by women in the war years.
See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zc44d2p
Impact on daily life
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Ten surprising examples of how the Defence of the Realm Act (1914) constrained freedoms in Britain during the war.
Visit the site https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/10-surprising-laws-passed-during-the-first-world-warImpact on communities
Source: merseyside-at-war.org
An account of anti-German riots on Merseyside in 1917.
Visit the site http://www.merseyside-at-war.org/story/anti-german-riots/Impact on family life
Source: iwm.org.uk
“Women of Britain say ‘Go!’” recruitment poster 1915.
Visit the site https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/14592Impact on mutual respect
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A white feather and letter sent to a man accused of cowardice by neighbours.
Visit the site https://wolverhamptonswar.wordpress.com/tag/white-feather/Impact on pacifists
Source: iwm.org.uk
A cartoon illustrating the issues facing conscientious objectors during the war.
Visit the site https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205088023Impact on rural life
Listen to the audio http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01qmqspOutside the classroom
Museum of Hartlepool
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Visit the site https://www.nmrn.org.uk/museum-hartlepoolImperial War Museum North, Manchester
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Visit the site https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north/schoolsImperial war Museum London
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Visit the site https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/schools/plan-a-visitFind stories near you
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The search facility on this page will reveal locations around Britain where the impact of war was felt in different ways and that could be visited by school groups.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww1/ww1-at-home/find-locations