<P> The Industrial belt of Britain stretched from the Scottish lowlands to the valleys of southern Wales . The establishment of major factory centers helped develop networks of canals , roads , and railroads . Some of these major factory centers are Derby shire , Lancashire , Cheshire , Stafford shire , Nottingham shire , and Yorkshire . This is where the proletariat class was born . The Industrial Revolution helped create opportunities for employment for all members of the family . However , any improvement to the quality of life for the laboring class had come from a hard and bitter experience from factory labor . </P>
where did the industrial revolution take place in britain
stretched from the Scottish lowlands to the valleys of southern Wales