Post Industrial Britain Flashcards
How many hours did the lower class work in post industrial Britain?
Long hours worked
12 hour shifts common
Machine time
What was the living like in post industrial Britain?
Overcrowded
What were wages like in post industrial Britain?
Low wages
How were the upper class affected by the industrial revolution?
THEY WEREN’T
When was the start of the industrial revolution?
1850
What did the hours reduce to for the lower class in post industrial Britain?
72 hour week was reduced to 56 hours
What year was the Saturday half day introduced?
1870
What class emerged in post industrial Britain?
Middle class
What did factory owners offer to the lower class in post industrial Britain?
Factors owners set up teams
Seaside excursions increased participation in swimming
Social class in post industrial Britain?
Working, middle and upper class
Members of middle class went to public schools
Class split in cricket arose
What happened to workers health in post industrial Britain?
It improved
Gender in post industrial Britain
Women were expected to marry and be dependent on their husbands
Schooling for girls was regarded pointless and was initially limited
Women teachers were poorly paid and low status
Law and order in post industrial Britain
Development of laws
Police force established in 1829
Laws led to a decline in blood sports
RSPCA 1824
Upper and middle class were the law makers so held onto hunting and shooting
Education in post industrial Britain
Working class saw little point in education
Child labour still common
Education became more accessible
Time in post industrial Britain
More leisure time
By 1965 the working week was 40-45 hours
Money in post industrial Britain
Lower class still has little money
Transport in post industrial Britain
Development of railways in 1850
Development of seaside resorts
Spectatorship
Travel to leagues
What were amateurs
Not paid middle and upper class
What were professionals
Paid working class
How were amateurs and professionals treated in cricket?
Separated off the pitch, different changing rooms, entered through different doors
What were the payments called that the working class received?
Broken time payments
What sports had separate divisions for amateurs and professionals?
Golf
Rugby
When did the cricket class divide end?
1963
