Industrialisation and urbanisation radically changed nineteenth century English society, sometimes for the better, more often for the worse. Discuss.

The industrial revolution was the first step in modern economic growth and development, altering both the appearance of land and establishing a different way of living and working for the majority of families.  Britains production moved from its traditional agricultural locations in the countryside to large industrial cities where the factories were based, in turn, large percentages of the population began relocating from the country to the towns….(short extract)