Industry Revolution

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Introduction .




The Industrial Revolution witnessed a huge growth in the size of British cities.


As enclosure and technical developments in farming had reduced the need forpeople to work on farmland, many people moved to the cities to get accommodation and a job.


These cities needed cheap homes as the Industrial Revolution continued to grow. Builders had afreehand to build as they wished. Profit became the main motivator for builders. They knew that those coming to the cities needed a job and somewhere to live. Therefore, a house was put up quickly andcheaply . The Industrial Revolution saw the start of what were known as back-to-back terrace housing. These had no garden and the only part of the building not connected to another house would be thefront (and only) entrance.

The building material used was the cheapest a builder could find.


How they lived

Poor people lived in small houses in cramped streets

Therewould be a courtyard between each row of terraces. Waste of all sorts from the homes was thrown into the courtyard and so-called night-men would collect this at night and dispose of it..

Toiletswould have been nothing more than cesspits. When these were filled they had to be emptied and what was collected was loaded onto a cart before being dumped in a local river. their work had to be doneat night .
A Privy is the modern day equivalent to a toilet. It consisted of a small hut with no door, a seat with a circular hole in the middle which led down into a cesspit to hold theexcrement.

A block of 40 houses would have possibly 6 toilets for all persons. It is estimated that on average 9 people lived in one house, which would mean that 6 toilets served 360 peopleFresh water supplies were also very difficult to get in the poor areas. With no running water supplies, the best people could hope for was to leave a bucket out and collect rainwater. Those who...
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