The Need for Housing in Leith

Question 1

all needs for housing in Leith (4)

Answer 1

• quality of tenement housing
• decline in port function
• derelict industrial buildings
• better paid workers moved away

Question 2

quality of tenement housing

Answer 2

housing built during the industrial revolution is sub-standard and tightly packed with poor amenities

Question 3

decline in port function

Answer 3

the port function of Leith declined, along with associated industries like shipbuilding. due to unemployment, there was little improvements to the community

Question 4

derelict industrial buildings

Answer 4

many industrial buildings which have fallen into disrepair, and buildings are stained by pollution from factories

Question 5

better paid workers moved away

Answer 5

those who could afford new council housing moved away, leaving behind an ageing population with poor services