Terraced Housing

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Archive and contemporary footage of terraced housing in the Rhondda valley.

Images of traditional terraced housing in the settlement of Llwynypia in the south Wales valleys. Includes black and white archive film of terraced houses, as well as contemporary footage of terraced housing with their gardens in the Rhondda today.
From: First Resort The Valleys
First Broadcast : 19 November 1997

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9,9-11,14-16

Subject : History, Geography

Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Modern world, Settlements, Urban geography

Keywords : South Wales valleys, Rhondda valley, Urban land use patterns, Terraced houses,

Notes : Geography topics - Introduction to the growth of towns in the South Wales valleys and the development of terraced housing.Why were terraced houses built? How are houses in the valleys different to those in your home town? GCSE WJEC - Urban land use patterns. History topics - Local studies; Rhondda valley, industrial Wales and Britain, modern world,

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