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L o n d o n H o u s i n g West East

South

Where do you live?
I live in a town house downtown.

V i c t o r i a n H o u s e s

The early Victorians liked large houses with plenty of decoration.
Later in the Victorian period, houses were simple and plain.
Wealthy people used to live in large detached houses with
lots of rooms and expensive furniture. Servants used to
live on the top floor of the house or the attic. The
exterior of the house was a work of art with a steep
tiled roof, tall chimney pots and large bay windows
with stained glass. Sometimes, they had a front
porch and steps up to the front door. Working
people used to live in terraced brick houses with
a simple exterior. Those houses were small,
with two to four rooms. There was no
electricity, no water and no toilet.

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