5 June

Before 1847 there was no such thing as 'time' or 'space' in England. Each locality was a whole universe unto itself, with its own rhythms of life driven by things like seasons and cropping, and didn't see itself as part of some wider space. As part of a kingdom under God and King, sure, but not as a location on a map. The railways created the idea of the country as a single space to be mapped and travelled through. And then forced a standard (GMT) time on all locations, to allow the trains to run. Travel created both space and time, and to this day we think we live 'in' time and space. Because we're the culture of travel.