<Ul> <Li> Sanitation : regulations were introduced progressively from the 1850s to raise the importance of sanitation features , including correct drainage , waste facilities ( the `` ash pit '' or `` dust bin '' ) , and toilet facilities either in the form of an outside privy or inside water closet . </Li> <Li> Hot and cold water : at the start of the Victorian era , some houses had running tap water and a boiler for hot water . By the turn of the century , hot and cold running water were a common feature . </Li> <Li> Lighting powered by gas was available in many towns from the start of the Victorian era . By the end of the Victorian era , many houses had gas . </Li> <Li> A basement with a cellar for the storage of coal , required for open fires and to heat water . </Li> <Li> Sash windows but with larger panes of glass , from the 1850s , than the characteristic 6 plus 6 smaller panes seen in Georgian and Regency architecture . </Li> <Li> Victorian houses were generally built in terraces or as detached houses . </Li> <Li> Building materials were brick or local stone . Bricks were made in factories some distance away , to standard sizes , rather than the earlier practice of digging clay locally and making bricks on site . </Li> <Li> The majority of houses were roofed with slate , quarried mainly in Wales and carried by rail . The clay tiles used in some houses would be available locally . </Li> <Li> Vegetation and small garden were often incorporated into Victorian homes , as forms of nature were prized by the suburban domestic ideal . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Sanitation : regulations were introduced progressively from the 1850s to raise the importance of sanitation features , including correct drainage , waste facilities ( the `` ash pit '' or `` dust bin '' ) , and toilet facilities either in the form of an outside privy or inside water closet . </Li> <Li> Hot and cold water : at the start of the Victorian era , some houses had running tap water and a boiler for hot water . By the turn of the century , hot and cold running water were a common feature . </Li> <Li> Lighting powered by gas was available in many towns from the start of the Victorian era . By the end of the Victorian era , many houses had gas . </Li> <Li> A basement with a cellar for the storage of coal , required for open fires and to heat water . </Li> <Li> Sash windows but with larger panes of glass , from the 1850s , than the characteristic 6 plus 6 smaller panes seen in Georgian and Regency architecture . </Li> <Li> Victorian houses were generally built in terraces or as detached houses . </Li> <Li> Building materials were brick or local stone . Bricks were made in factories some distance away , to standard sizes , rather than the earlier practice of digging clay locally and making bricks on site . </Li> <Li> The majority of houses were roofed with slate , quarried mainly in Wales and carried by rail . The clay tiles used in some houses would be available locally . </Li> <Li> Vegetation and small garden were often incorporated into Victorian homes , as forms of nature were prized by the suburban domestic ideal . </Li> </Ul>
one common feature of a victorian-style house is its
one common feature of a victorian-style house is its
waste facilities ( the `` ash pit '' or `` dust bin '' )
waste facilities ( the `` ash pit '' or `` dust bin '' )