Pip's house/ Chalk Village forge

This forge at Chalk Village in Kent, England was used as inspiration for Pip's house in Great Expectations. For a lower class family, it would not have been uncommon to live in a house made entirely out of wood and/or stone, as these types of materials were a lot cheaper than other things. Having an all wood house that is attached to the place where you work would have been a sign of a lower class family in the 1800's. 

Works Cited

Purdue, David A. A Masterpiece...and a Bit of Autobiography, The Charles Disckens Page, 14 Mar. 2022, https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-great-expectations.html