The main features include

• Canals and railways for transport
• Factories, three or four stories high, with chimneys
• Large, irregular shaped factories
• The old factories caused a lot of air and river pollution
• Housing close to the factories
• Often found in the inner city areas
• Little open space

New Industrial Landscapes

The main features include

• Planned industrial estates and business parks
• Usually found at or near the edge of a city
• Low factories with plenty of space for parking and expansion
• Near good road links
• Uses electricity as a power supply
• Includes open space with trees and grass to improve the quality of the environment

Comparing Old and New Industrial Areas

Feature	Old Industrial Areas	New Industrial Areas
Factory location	Near centre of town	Near edge of town
Housing location	Close to factories	Away from factories
Height of factories	Two or more storeys	Single storey
Pattern of factories	Irregular shapes and layout	Rectangular and neatly arranged
Factory windows	Few and small	Many and large
Surroundings	Waste land and derelict buildings	Landscaped with trees, grass and flowers
Feature	Old Industrial Areas	New Industrial Areas
Transport links	Many railways and canals	Mainly roads
Width of roads	Narrow	Wider
Parking	Very poor	Large car parks
Chimneys	Common, tall on factories	Very few if any
Pollution	Air and river pollution common	Much cleaner
Power source	Coal in the past, now electricity	Always electricity
Factory type	Mainly manufacturing; often heavy industry	Manufacturing and service
Feature	Old Industrial Areas	New Industrial Areas