Tenement

Definition

A building containing separate homes for several households, often as flats within a larger block.

Used by OCR

Paper 3

The Artisan Dwellings, built on Petticoat Square in 1885, offered another response to the area’s slums. Their five blocks of tenement-style flats show how builders attempted to accommodate many households in purpose-built blocks.
Revise: Housing, Welfare and Living Conditions

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GCSE History · key term

A building containing separate homes for several households, often as flats within a larger block.

Used by OCR

Paper 3

The Artisan Dwellings, built on Petticoat Square in 1885, offered another response to the area’s slums. Their five blocks of tenement-style flats show how builders attempted to accommodate many households in purpose-built blocks.
Revise: Housing, Welfare and Living Conditions

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