Child Mortality


Englesea Brook’s Child Mortality exhibition ran from April 2024 until October 2025.

Childhood in the 1800s could be dangerous – both from illnesses and child labour. The Primitive Methodists tried to improve the living and working conditions of children through education and campaigns.

Image showing details from a gravestone in the Englesea Brook Churchyard.
Detail of a gravestone in the Englesea Brook churchyard.

For those who were unable to attend we have created this digital version to give you a taste of what it contained: