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Victorian Society in the Black Country.

Victorian Society in the Black Country. WORK. The Earl of Dudley. Upper class. Managers, Shopkeepers, preachers, and teachers. Middle class. Working class work (jobs). Chain makers. (skilled) Boiler makers. (skilled) Lock smiths. (skilled) Coal miners. (semi skilled)

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Victorian Society in the Black Country.

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  1. Victorian Society in the Black Country.

  2. WORK

  3. The Earl of Dudley. Upper class.

  4. Managers, Shopkeepers, preachers, and teachers. Middle class.

  5. Working class work (jobs). • Chain makers. (skilled) • Boiler makers. (skilled) • Lock smiths. (skilled) • Coal miners. (semi skilled) • Nail makers. (semi skilled) • Boatmen (bargees). (semi skilled) • Labourers. (unskilled)

  6. Boiler, anchor and chains.

  7. Chain maker.

  8. Forge. Steam hammer.

  9. Anchors

  10. Locksmith

  11. Brass screws, nuts, bolts etc.

  12. Nail maker’s workshop

  13. Cobbler

  14. Coal mine.

  15. Coal miner.

  16. Homes

  17. What to look for in homes? • Number of bedrooms. • How many people lived here? • Do they have a parlour? • Furniture – upholstered or plain wood? • Decoration – wallpaper or limewash? Tin or brass? Pictures on walls? • Lighting – gas or candles?

  18. Chain maker’s house

  19. Parlour.

  20. Fireplace in the parlour

  21. Bessie’s kitchen

  22. The range was for cooking and heating.

  23. Fuel

  24. Bath time.

  25. Earth closet. Bucket and chuck it!Middle class people had flush toilets.

  26. Wash house.Water boiled in a copper. Clothes washed in the dolly tub. Mangle for getting water out of clothes

  27. Scrubbing the clothes using a washboard.

  28. Mine clerk’s house.Lower middle class.

  29. Parlour

  30. Range.

  31. Pantry

  32. Bedroom.

  33. Pitt’s cottage. Wash house and scullery

  34. Living area.

  35. Bedroom

  36. Back yard for growing vegetables and maybe keeping chickens and pigs.

  37. Back to back house.One up and one down.

  38. Bedroom. Toll House.

  39. Leisure

  40. Leisure. The Pub.

  41. Why was the Pub so important to the community? • It was probably warmer and brighter than many homes. • Social life. • A place to find work. • Public bar for the men. • Saloon bar for couples. Back room parlour for meetings e.g. sports clubs, friendly societies (insurance). • The Pub Landlady was an important person in peoples’ lives. She was very strict. Sometimes she supported wives whose husbands had mistreated them.

  42. Back room of pub.

  43. Leisure. The Fair.

  44. Leisure. The Chapel.

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