HOUSING HIERARCHY

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A ‘Snapshot’ of Victorian Terraced Housing in the UK – Complete with ‘Corner Shop!’ There was a distinct hierarchy of Housing Model, and here we can see possibly the lowest level in the Social Order. Long ‘Railway Carriage’ Terraces of Artisans’ Dwellings. In this instance, a 2 Bedroom House would be paired with a 3 Bedroom. The ‘Apparent’ Front Door to the street, is actually an entrance to an ‘Entry’ off which were the Front Doors to each house. The Entry extended through to the back, for service use. ‘Entries’ we also known as Gullies and Ginalls, and gave rise to the term ‘Tunnel-Back Houses.’ Note the windows to living accommodation being directly to the street. Most streets were punctuated with a Corner Shop, adapted from a standard model.