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===Housing the rural working classes===
Housing for the farm labourer's family in 1815 typically had one downstairs room with an extension for a [[scullery]] (for washing) and [[pantry]] (for storing food), and two bedrooms upstairs. The house would be of brick, stone if it occurred locally, or [[Cob (material)|cob]] (soil and fibre) on a wooden frame. These houses were unsanitary, but the biggest problem was that there were simply too few of them.{{sfn|Burnett|1986|p=34}} Population was increasing rapidly (see table), and after the [[inclosure act]]s labourers could not find spare land to build their own homes. Homebuilding was thus the responsibility of a [[landowner]] or speculative builder.{{sfn|Burnett|1986|p=35}}
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Population in selected English counties. (000's){{sfn|Burnett|1986|p=35}}
|-
!County
!1801
!1851
!Change
|-
|Devonshire||340||567
| +67%
|-
|Norfolk||273||443
| +62%
|-
|Wiltshire||184||254
| +38%
|-
|}
In the late 18th century, [[estate village]]s followed local architectural styles. This later changed as landowners adopted model designs from [[Architectural pattern book|pattern books]]. By the early 19th century, landowners were typically using a "picturesque" style, and building double cottages as a way to reduce cost. In 1834, Edinburgh architect George Smith wrote "this species of cottage can be built cheaper than two single ones, and, in general, these double cottages are found to be warmer and fully as comfortable as single ones".{{sfn|Smith|1834|p=27}}{{sfn|Lofthouse|2012|loc=Housing the Rural Working Classes}}