Victorian England

Rose Piaskowski, Miranda Murphy, Taylor Keith, Anastatia Baumgardner, Missy Clark, Alan Benedetti

Physical Conditions of The City

Large buildings Crowded streets No sanitation systems

Smoke and smog everywhere

Housing
Rich:

Large, thick walled homes Handcrafted Furniture Gas lighting, inside bathrooms, water pumps Much more sanitary

Housing
Middle Class & Poor:

Large apartment-like tenements. Usually no bathrooms, few rooms

Many families

Buildings
Industrial Revolution:

Many Factories, Mills,

Factories- Large, Dull lighting, uncovered dangerous machinery, crowded, very dirty Businesses- dim/dark lighting, thin/brick walls

Buildings
Conditions improved by the creation of several Acts.

Placed many new safety checks and requirements Maximum working hours for children

The Plight Of The Poor

Many poor families made children do labor They sometimes worked in factories or as servants Many families would dye clothing black for funeral clothes to save money

The Plight Of The Poor

Many poor people were unhealthy, and couldn't afford to go to the doctor Many poor people commonly sold things such as hair or teeth, to the rich

Workers

Census from 1871 on percent of total occupations

Working Conditions
Most poor and middle class:

Worked in Factories and Mills Male, female, and even children

Poor safety and health conditions

Education
Rich could afford regular schooling Charity schooling*"Dame" schools *Sunday Schools

Working children required several hours education each day

Entertainment

Cricket Rugby

Literature

Charles Dickens
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Oliver Twist Nicholas Nickleby Calderon The Courtier Night and Morning Jack Sheppard Windsor Castle

E. Bulwer Lytton
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W. H. Ainsworth
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Theater

Everyone able to Attend Operas and Plays Sound Effects

Scene Painters

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