Homes of the Working Classes with Suggestions for their Improvement (Document ID: 100918)
Illustration of Akroydon model village in the 19th Century, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: James Hole
Date: 1866
Location: Halifax
Format: Drawing
Document ID: 100918
Library ID: 27557036
Hole's book is similar in form and content to Edward Akroyd's 'On Improved Dwellings for the Working Classes' (1862) and contains a collection of plans and views of housing intended for working people. Unlike Akroyd's book, it covers a number of schemes in which the merits are compared. This rare volume clearly demonstrates the importance which some employers placed on the comfort and well-being of their workforce.
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