Rent for a year is 1/14 of the cost of the house (£550-650): £40-50, paid in quarterly instalments.
Population moves from rural areas to urban.
The canal network grows - building materials can be transported relatively cheaply.
Britains first cotton mill opens.
First gas lighting utilities established.
Large house - Rent 1/10th of cost of house, which is around £50-100 per year with build costs rising to £1000; Medium house - £16-£26 rent per year.
William Hedley and Timothy Hackworth design a locomotive (Puffing Billy Steam).
A national network of canals exists.
