Housing Task

1. Identify and explain two problems with city housing 100 years ago.

2. Identify and explain two problems with housing in the countryside 100 years ago.

3. Where would you rather have lived 100 years ago? Explain your answer.

4. Make a list of the ways that housing today is different from 100 years ago.

General Past Paper Question

• Source A describes housing in the countryside in 1900.

Source A

On looking at the local housing here, it is clear that there is no expert building work. Homes are made from materials including stone and turf. They must be very draughty inside, especially in the winter.

1. What problems existed in houses in the countryside in Scotland in 1900? (Use source and own knowledge)4

Credit KU Question

Housing in cities in Scotland in 1900 was very different to the housing we have today.

1. Describe housing conditions in the slums of Scotland’s cities in 1900.

4 marks

General Past Paper Question

• Source A describes housing in the countryside in 1900.

Source A

On looking at the local housing here, it is clear that there is no expert building work. Homes are made from materials including stone and turf. They must be very drafty inside, especially in the winter.

1. How fully does Source A describe housing conditions in the countryside in 1900?

4

General Past Paper Question

• Source A was written by a government official investigating housing conditions in the Scottish countryside in 1900.

Source A

On looking at the local housing here, it is clear that there is no expert building work. Homes are made from materials including stone and turf. They must be very drafty inside, especially in the winter.

1. How useful is Source A for describing housing conditions in the countryside in 1900?

4

Health and Housing

Lesson Starter• Name three things

that have had an effect on life expectancy in the last 100 years.

• What would happen to the death rate during a war?

• Identify three problems with slum housing in Britain.

Health and Housing

Lesson Starter

1. Identify 3 common diseases in Glasgow slums.

2. Pick one of the diseases from question 1 and state how it was caused.

Worksheet Task

• We will read through the worksheet…

• Complete the tasks on your own.

Angela’s Ashes

• Continue taking notes on health and housing as we watch the film.

Improving Housing

Lesson starter:Write down three facts about countryside housing that you learned last day.

Today we will…

• Understand some improvements made to housing in Scotland during the 20th century

On a new double page in your jotter, draw a timeline like the one below.

We will add housing improvements to your timeline to give you an accurate

record of how housing improved.

1875 Today1950

1875 Today1950

1939

World War Two starts

Example

1875

• Public Health Act• Sewer system and

water supplies in cities improved

Housing Acts

• ADDISON Housing Act (1919)

• WHEATLEY Housing Act (1924)

• GREENWOOD Housing Act (1930)

• These all resulted in more council homes being built

1920s

• Some new council estates like Mosspark in Glasgow built

1944

• World War Two ends with two million homes destroyed or damaged

1946

• Many prefabs built due to a shortage of materials after WWII

1946• New Towns Act• Built towns like

Livingston and East Kilbride to move people out of cities

The New Towns were built around ‘centres’ with shops, restaurants etc.

1950s

• Many new council estates like Easterhouse built

Lesson Starter

• What improvements have been made to housing after the 1950s?

Today we will…

• Understand some improvements made to housing in Scotland during the 20th century