back to back house

… In Britain, where the Industrial Revolution first took place, numerous inferior terraced houses were initially built around factories. Many of these were single-room dwellings lined up back-to-back, and were therefore called back-to-back houses. Housing improvements during the Industrial Revolution began with the removal of these types of terraced houses. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "back to back house" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　産業革命がはじめて起きたイギリスでは，当初無数の低劣なテラス･ハウスが工場周辺に建設された。その多くは一室住居を背中合せに並べた〈背割り長屋〉形式であったので，〈バック･トゥ･バック･ハウスback‐to‐back house〉と呼ばれた。産業革命期の住宅改良はこの種のテラス･ハウス除去から始まる。…

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