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Originally Posted by garinda
Towns like Saltaire, Meltham, Bournville, Poundsbury, Port Sunlight, Copely, Akroydon and Creswell, etc., etc., all flourished at the height of the industrial revolution, under the reign of Victoria.
The workers were employed by the sole factory, paid rent to live in the houses owned by that one company, and shoped in the stores owned by that factory/mill owner.
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Yep..the likes of Titus Salt and the Quakers certainly looked after their workers. Subsidised superior housing, free education for the kids, healthcare...but no pubs. Still, they were paid in cash and they had the option as to spend their money in the company shops or not. And of course, they were an exception - no wonder there was a waiting list to join them.