Life in an Industrial Town
Living Conditions during the Industrial Revolution varied from the splendor of the homes of the owners to the squalor of the lives of the workers. In this section you will find descriptions and links that will help you to understand what living in an Industrialising city may have been like.
Industrial Revolution
Before the Industrial Revolution – Famous Factories – Women and Children during the Industrial Revolution – Migration – Inventions and Inventors – The Workhouse – Life in an Industrial Town – Industrialists and Philanthropists – Railways and Canals – Housing in the Industrial Revolution – Working Conditions – Disease in the Industrial Revolution – Chartists and the Peoples Charter – Luddites – Swing Riots – Rebecca Riots – Protests, Riots and Conspiracies of the Industrial Age – Public Health in the Industrial Revolution