Outline the characteristics that make Saltaire a typical model village.

... Outline the characteristics that make Saltaire a typical model village. Model villages began to appear around Britain in the late 1700's as a way for employers to provide for their workforce. One of the first examples was Cromford in Derbyshire. They were "model" in the sense the houses were laid out in a plan rather than springing up in any available space, which was the norm in towns at the time. They also kept to a set standard of housing which was advanced when compared to the industrial cities counterpart where houses were often split into several small rooms which were rented out to individual families, or even groups of people. Model villages on the other hand worked to prevent overcrowding from happening. These villages were built by companies or single businessmen for the benefit of the workers, and therefore themselves. As most villages were connected to the industry that was

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