The Industrial Revolution Nazish Zeb 23/11/01

Introduction This presentation is going to put across the advantages and disadvantages of the industrial revolution. It will include the concerns of both the living and working conditions at the time. The problems will be presented along with comparisons with other industrialist towns at the time.

The Concerns About The Conditions in Bradford The conditions in Bradford around the time of the industrial revolution were pretty bad: Living conditions were very cramped and tight. Young children were forced to work along with women Pollution increased in Bradford with smoke from the factories and smoke clouds thundering over the city. The Whole of Bradford was littered with waste and garbage as toilets were simply holes in the ground or little buckets which were emptied outside.

The concerns (part 2) Working conditions were very bad as they were also crowded. You would have to work long hours for a low wage. Cholera, a disease originated from India, arrived in Bradford and spread rapidly killing half the population.

WORKING CONDITIONS Working conditions at the time were very poor. The whole family would have to go out and work. Factories let of smoke and fumes and the whole atmosphere inside was terrible. The chances of hurting yourselves were very high. Hours were long and often started early in the morning and finished late at night.

LIVING CONDITIONS Living conditions in Bradford were worse then working conditions. There would often be a large family living in a one or two bed roomed house. People virtually slept on top of each other. One of the streets was described as: ‘Damp, no ventilation, a toilet was 10 feet three inches from the door….’ Most of the streets were like this and various diseases were spread because of this problem.

CHILD LABOUR During the time of the industrial revolution children as young as 6 or 7 were expected to go out and work along side their mothers and fathers. Parents may not have wanted their children to have to work in such places, as mills and factories, but at the end of the day any money that was bought in would be very helpful.

The Conditions In Manchester The conditions in Manchester were just as bad as they were in Bradford. There were a lot of jobs available, so people came from other places in hope of gaining employment. Owners were asked to provide their employees with suitable housing. The owners didn’t want to spend too much money so they provided cheap and filthy housing. Working hours were long and the pay wasn’t nearly enough if you had a large family.

Conditions In Saltaire Conditions in Saltaire were much better then in Bradford and Manchester. Owner of the whole town, was Sir Titus Salt. He was a kind owner and his motto was: ‘Good housing, good workers’ And this worked. He provided suitable housing for his workers, depending on what their position was at the mills. The general workers house would consist of a back yard with an outside lavatory, downstairs would be a Kitchen and a living room. Upstairs would be two bedrooms.