Victorian England

[MichaelJSheahan]

Hi all,
I have started to write a novel based in late 19th Century England. My starting point was an OS Map of 1885.
I would be grateful for any recommended sites for research what life would have been like.
I want the novel to be a fantasy fiction but using real historical facts.
Thanks
MJS

 

[CupofJoe]

What part of the country?
I love this site for looking at old maps:

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=5.0&lat=56.00000&lon=-4.00000&layers=6&right=ESRIWorld

 

[Romy]

If you can find them (some seem to be put officially on youtube these days) there are several "living history" series available (also known as the Ruth Goodman universe mostly known from the 'farm' series)
Victorian Farm (+- continuation of Tales from the Green Valley but with a budget, part of the 'Edwardian/Tudor and wartime farms)
Victorian Bakers (an interesting one with a wink to early industrialisation) / Victorian Pharmacy (goes a bit further and also quite some bits about regular life that could be interesting)
There is also one were they build the railroads but forgot the name.
Quite often British history series that pass several eras have a Victorian episode, if you happen to be within iPlayer allowed BBC regions...