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Birmingham We Lived Back to Back - The Real Story (Paperback)
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Birmingham We Lived Back to Back - The Real Story (Paperback)
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List price R449
Loot Price R369
Discovery Miles 3 690
You Save R80 (18%)
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Numerous back-to-back houses, two or three stories high, were built
in Birmingham during the 19th century, the majority of them were
still in quite good condition in the early 20th century. Most of
these houses were concentrated in inner-city areas such as
Ladywood, Handsworth, Aston, Small Heath and Highgate. By the early
1970s, almost all of Birmingham's back-to-back houses had been
demolished. The occupants were re-housed in new council houses and
flats, some in redeveloped inner-city areas, while the majority
moved to new housing estates such as Castle Vale and Chelmsley
Wood. In fact, back-to-backs were once the commonest form of
housing in England, home to the majority of working people in
Victorian cities, but they have now almost entirely vanished from
our urban townscape. Author Ted Rudge, who is a National Trust
guide at the Birmingham back-to-backs in Hurst Street (built in
1831), has collected many personal stories from people who grew up
in these infamous houses. For some it was a harsh life, cramped and
overcrowded, but it was also a place where life-long friendships
and relationships were made. The approach of telling the story
through oral history, before these stories are forgotten, will be a
shock to many modern people who are completely oblivious that these
living conditions were standard across much of the country. What
was it like to live in a house with one bedroom and no running
water? How did eleven families share two toilets? The rise and fall
of the back-to-back is a sobering tale of how our nation houses its
people, and illuminates the story of the development of urban
Britain.
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