HOUSING AND SOCIAL CLASS IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN
The Victorian Social Pyramid. Upper class. Upper Middle Class Lower Middle Class Skilled Working Class Unskilled Working Class
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? Sanitation. 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?
For each class you need to consider the following questions. Location: Size: Sanitation: Interior: Number of occupants:
CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED WHY?
CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED
WHY? CLASS UPPER UPPER MIDDLE LOWER MIDDLE WORKING – SKILLED WORKING - UNSKILLED