Entering the Cottages
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First sight of the miners' cottages from 1927. Focus on the lack of amenities.
The families enter the miners' cottages for the first time. They focus on the lack of amenities, eg. no bath or kitchen or running water. Shows conditions in the houses and space problems for large families in 1927.
From:
Coal House Omnibus 1
First broadcast
:
28 October 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain
Keywords : Coal industry
Notes : Use clip to develop pupils' historical knowledge and understanding of the conditions in which mining families lived in 1927. See Coal House.
