Two-up two-down

Two-up two-down is type of small house with two rooms on the ground floor and two rooms upstairs.[1]

This form of architecture was widely used in industrial towns in the British Isles following the Industrial Revolution.[2]

These types of dwellings are often in line for demolition and redevelopment, however in some areas local community groups have campaigned to save them, e.g. Toxteth Street in Openshaw, Manchester.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "two-up two-down". Cambridge Dictionaries online.
  2. ↑ "UWE Victorian & Edwardian Services (Houses) 1850-1914". University of West England. Retrieved 8 March 2015. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 5 (help)
  3. ↑ Hines, Mark. "The Rebirth of Toxteth Street: Alternatives to Demolition" (PDF). Save Britain's Heritage. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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