Two-up two-down

Two-up two-down is a type of small house with two rooms on the ground floor and two bedrooms upstairs.[1] Often it is part of a terrace. This form of architecture was widely used in industrial towns in the British Isles following the Industrial Revolution.[2]

Not to be confused with the British sitcom Two Up, Two Down.
Two-up two-down terraced housing in Oldham, Greater Manchester

These types of dwellings are often in line for demolition and redevelopment, but in some areas local community groups have campaigned to save them, e.g. Toxteth Street in Openshaw, Manchester.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Two-up two-down". Cambridge Dictionaries online.
  2. "UWE Victorian & Edwardian Services (Houses) 1850-1914". University of West England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. Hines, Mark. "The Rebirth of Toxteth Street: Alternatives to Demolition" (PDF). Save Britain's Heritage. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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