The Growth of Towns

Of all the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution, by far the greatest was in the way of life in the homes and in the habits of the British people. This final programme looks at the evidence that tells us about the growth of towns - Urbanisation. The demand for housing close to the factories brought terrible overcrowding. Sometimes people could only afford to rent part of a bed, let alone a room. In one survey in London, half of the people only had one bed for the whole family.