1. The Industrial Revolution
Nazish Zeb
23/11/01

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.