"a little fudging around with the year of "late victorian" can give as high as 11,000 pounds as the "today" equivilant of the 40 pounds"

Well that's my annual income then. 200 years ago I'd be titled gentry, today I'm barely above the acceptable standard of living for London (London weighting - an increment for those who work in the sprawling metrolopis where the cost of living is higher), but still almost £2.00 per hour above the present minimum wage.

Maybe these re-enactors have got something about wanting to go back in time....

LTS