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Finding out about homes of the

poor in Industrial citiesLearning Objectives:

To be able to use a source for

...

All to answer questions about

the past

Most to identify sources that are

useful for answering a question

about the past

Some to use sources to reachand support a conclusion

Starter: Can you remember the difference

between Croydon in 1750 and 1900?


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Croydon 1750 - 1900 Croydons population

increased Croydon had great transport

links

Croydon had a canal and the

very first public railway Croydon had lots of jobs in

factories

Croydon is useful because it is

in between London andBrighton

1) Why do you think Croydons population increased so

much during the Industrial Revolution?


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The growth of Croydon

The period between 1750 and 1900

was one of enormous growth in both

industry and population.

As new factories were set up, so

houses, shops and inns had to be

built for the workers who flocked to

the towns hoping to find jobs.

Thousands of new houses were built

in a very short time, without any rules

on planning or quality.

2) What sorts of problems do you

think there were in such rapidly built

towns?


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Croydon 1750 - 1900

Croydons poor living inOld Town, lived in terrible

conditions.

It was damp

There were no sewers

People caught dreadful

diseases

Many people lived on the

streets

The water was not clean

People were starving.


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Croydon 1750 - 1900

When the Public Health Act waspassed in 1848 Croydon was

one of the first towns to set up

its own Board of Health.

The Board improved the water

supply by building a pumping

station, and laying pipes. It also

built sewers.

By the 1890s Croydon was said

to be "the healthiest among the

large towns in the kingdom". Where is this local water

tower?


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The

Workhouse The job of looking after the

poor fell to the Croydon

Union which was established

in 1836.

People would be given a bed

and food in return for hard

work.

Croydon's first workhouse

was built in Duppas Hill inthe 1720s.

In 1865, it was replaced by a

new one at Queens Road,

Thornton Heath.


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Reading Race!

Look at the your

source

What can they tell us

about livingconditions for the

poor in industrial

towns?

On the sheet to

describe each

source then pass to

the desk behind you

I can use sources of

information to help me reach

and support a conclusion.

I can identify the sources thatare useful for answering a

question

I can use more than 1 source to

produce a structured answer.
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Health Inspectors Report

Pretend you are on

Croydons board of

health

Report on the living

conditions of the

poor.

What changes

would you suggest

and why?


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Health Inspectors report

Having visited the inner-city slums of , I mustnow report on the appalling conditions I found there.

Firstly, the rooms

Secondly, the sanitation .

Thirdly, the health of the occupants

I should like to make the following recommendations

in order to improve conditions for these pitiful people

.


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Learning Outcomes:Are you able use evidence to

decide how the poor lived in

the Industrial towns?

How do you feel

about your learning

today?

What went well today?

What would you like to do better next time?


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Victorian Homes

Draw a picture of apoor home either insideor out.

Colour in Imagine you are an

estate agent and writedetails about it

underneath to try andsell the house
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House for rent

10 shillings a room

Running water

from pump

Privy to share withentire street

Rubbish in street

No garden

Smoke and

pollution

In groups of 4 make up a role play

as an Estate agent and family

looking to rent a room in the

Industrial era.

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