How the Industrial Revolution Created the Suburbs | S4E2 | A House Through Time

In the 1850s, the green fields of Headingley became a property hotspot for the Victorian elite escaping the smoke of the factories. See how the population of Leeds exploded from 15,000 to 170,000 and why a simple house at the end of a terrace cost four times the rent of a worker's cottage. This is the origin story of the British middle class. 📺 SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ▶️    / @lifethroughtimetv   Different lives within these walls Each episode of this fascinating, presenter-led history series tells the unique personal stories of all the people who lived in one particular house, from the time it was built until today. Through a combination of first-hand testimony, archive film and careful detective work, we'll find out who the different residents were over time, from the first people onwards. We'll explore what their lives were like while they lived there, and how the house changed over the years. Ultimately, by following the stories of individual residents and the times in which they lived, we'll provide a distinctive social history of the UK over time and of the place they called home. #WarnerBros #FullEpisode #FreeTV