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Back to back housing, in style for nineteenth century low-class homes all through Northern England, was outlawed in most towns by 1909, lastly becoming out of date in Leeds by 1937. Although the worst slums deemed “unfit for human habitation” were demolished, progress on removing terraced estates was slow. The criteria of what constituted a “slum” gradually rose through the early twentieth century, such that by the Fifties it was utilized to homes that had been previously considered completely acceptable. The Housing Act 1957 set a brand new necessary set of requirements for houses, including operating sizzling water, inside or “readily accessible” rest room, and artificial lighting and heating in all rooms, which required modernisation of Victorian terraces. Nationwide laws for terraced housing started to be introduced during the Victorian period. The 1858 Local Government Act said that a road containing terraced homes needed … Read More
