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Boys from middle class attended charged public schools. The purpose of these schools was not only to provide a quality education, but also to teach young boys independence.  One of the schools that provided education for the poorest children was Central London District school for Pauper Children known as the “Monster School” because of the number of the students attending the school (around 1,000).  Requirements for education differed. How important education was considered to be also dependend on gender.

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At weekends, families might go to the park, and listen to a band. Crowds would gather round the bandstand to enjoy the music. Zoos were popular too. Children rode on elephants and camels, and watched the lions being fed. At Easter, there was Maypole dancing and a May Queen was chosen, and paraded through the streets. Poor children looked forward to treats such as day trips and picnics. These were often run by youth organizations such as the Band of Hope and the Boys' Brigade.

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Steam was the number one source of energy during Victorian times. The thought of using children for working the coal mines was very attractive to mining companies. Children were much smaller, enabling them to maneuver in tight spaces and they demanded a lot less pay.
The job of a chimney sweep was to brush off accumulated soot in the chimney. Of course, they wore no protection against the rough brickwork, so their knees and elbows would be sliced and bruised until they developed calluses. Some children pushed trucks of coal along mine tunnels. They were called 'putters'. 'Trappers' opened and shut wooden doors to let air through the tunnels. A trapper boy sat in the dark, with just a small candle, and no-one to talk to. Some children started work at 2 in the morning and stayed below ground for 18 hours. Children working on the surface, sorting coal, at least saw daylight and breathed fresh air.

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One of the most significant cultural shifts within the Victorian times was the introduction of the holiday season. With the wealth and infrastructure delivered by the industrial revolution the middle class were allowed to take Christmas day and boxing day off work. Couple this with those who had moved into the city for work being allowed to return to the country for the Christmas; there was a significant shift in family, tradition and work life balance ahead.

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The wealthy Victorian Children and their families lived a much more elegant and privileged life than the poor families lived. Wealthy families lived in large Victorian houses three and sometimes four stories high with several rooms. The poor Victorian Children lived in much smaller accommodations than the rich children did. The poor did not live in houses since property was next to impossible to acquire and the rich were the only ones who could afford to buy it. Most poor families lived in small apartments. Sometimes two or more families would share an apartment.

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Victorian food and what was eaten varied hugely at the time between the rich and the poor and this was the same for children too. Rich children ate extremely well whereas as a generalisation the poor had limited choices and availability. Refrigeration and the lack of it was still a problem which everyone in the Victorian era had to endure. Food was therefore bought locally and consumed within a small time frame. Things couldn’t be bought in bulk like they are today.

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In a Victorian town, it was easy to tell who was rich and who was poor. Children from richer homes were well fed, wore warm clothes and had shoes on their feet. Poor children looked thin and hungry, wore ragged clothes, and some had no shoes.