This lesson looks at the history of the Battlebridge Basin and its surroundings over the past 200 years. It traces the changes patterns of land use in the area, from the time when Battlebridge was a village in open countryside, through the construction of the canal and period of rapid urbanisation to the regeneration of the 21st century.
National Curriculum
History
The pupils will carry out a local history study
Geography
The pupils will interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps
The pupils will use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key
Learning Objectives
To understand the reasons that the canal was built, and the function of Battlebridge Basin as a place of transhipment and storage.
To understand the function of the warehouses along the wharves.
To explore the complete changes of land use in the area over the past 300 years.
Differentiation
All children will learn that land use in the Battlebridge area has changed over the past 300 years.
Most children will be able to explain what the major changes were.
Some children will be able to explain the reasons behind the changes, such as the advent of the railways, the decline in commercial use of the canals, the rise of leisure boating, and the regeneration of the King's Cross area.