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 Tied housing means that your home is owned by your employer. You pay a rent and can live there only while you work for that employer. In times past, a family was made homeless if the breadwinner lost his job or died. They were literally thrown out onto the streets.
This was the case with farm labourers for hundreds of years. Only in recent times have they been given more protection under the law. Tied housing for other workers increased dramatically during the Industrial Revolution, especially for factory and mill workers.
At Hathersage, which had several factories, the majority of the working population lived in tied housing. In the late 17th century the Oddfellows Society bought a large plot of land in the middle of the village. Here they built a row of cottages with allotments and some common grazing land. Part of the land was later divided into building plots, let to members on very reasonable terms. The Oddfellows lent them the money to build their own houses. Many ground rents are still being paid to the society.
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Houses great and small
Houses and cottages
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