Slums

Looking at how Manchester was affected by the Industrial Revolution and how it impacted people’s lives has gotten me thinking.... The city, although striving in the industrial world was becoming a depressing place to live. Poverty was a big part of most people’s lives, many even lived in slums.

One of the biggest slums in the 19th century was Angel Meadow, measuring just over 33 acres, it was home to nearly 30 thousand residents.  "Hell upon Earth" was how author Friedrich Engels described it.