HOUSING AND SOCIAL CLASS IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN

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HOUSING AND SOCIAL CLASS IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN
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The Victorian Social Pyramid.
Upper class.
Upper Middle Class
Lower Middle Class
Skilled Working Class
Unskilled Working Class
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VICTORIAN HOUSING. How can we tell which class a
house belongs to? Location. Inner city, suburban
or rural location? Main road or back
street? Number of floors? Number of rooms? Number
of windows? Decorated brick or stonework? Sanitati
on. Does it have a bathroom? Shared pump? Shared
privy? Proximity to other houses? Terraced,
semi-detached or detached? Does it have a garden
or grounds? Standard of interior
decoration? Furniture? Ornaments? Pictures?
Wallpaper? Books? Lighting? Heating? Brass? How
crowded is it?
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For each class you need to consider the
following questions. Location Size
Sanitation Interior Number of occupants
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?
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CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING
SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY?