Class 6 have spent time researching Victorian Leeds and looking at the expansion and development of the city. We thought about how the industrial revolution changed the conditions in Leeds. As the population increased, people struggled to find employment. After looking at the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, we discovered what happened to the poorest members of society living in Leeds. The unemployed were left with no other choice, but to seek help at a workhouse. Class 6 found out about the Leeds Union Workhouse, which is now the Thackray Medical Museum. We visited the museum and learnt about the conditions people had to endure there and the health risks present in the Victorian era. This made us appreciate the wonders of modern medicine.