I te tīmatanga o te United Kingdom o te rau tau 18, he wā whakahura hangarau tino nui te Industrial Revolution, i ngā wāhi ahuwhenua, i ngā wāhi ahuwhenua, i te mahi karihi, i te kari mārō, i te kawenga, i ākiria e te kite i te hiko uaua me te taupānga whānui o te pūnaha wheketere.