The Industrial Revolution and recreation

Overview

Industrialisation and urbanisation, lost space and time, the Factory Acts, the decline of mob games, the railways, education, new wealth, the middle class, and employers providing sport for workers.

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1. 1

   What is meant by industrialisation?

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   Industrialisation is the shift from farm work to factory production. Britain industrialised rapidly from the late eighteenth century.

2. 2

   What is meant by urbanisation?

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   Urbanisation is the movement of people from the countryside into towns and cities. Workers moved to where the factories were.

3. 3

   How did urbanisation reduce space for recreation?

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   Crowded towns left little open land for large games. Mob games became impossible in narrow streets.

4. 4

   How did factory work change the time available for recreation?

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   Factory hours were long and fixed, so workers had little free time. Holy days were replaced by a working week.

5. 5

   How did the Factory Acts affect recreation?

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   The Factory Acts reduced working hours for many workers. The Saturday half-day gave workers time to play and watch sport.

6. 6

   Why did mob games decline during the Industrial Revolution?

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   Mob games were too violent and disorderly for crowded towns. Police forces and new laws clamped down on them.

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