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Chimney sweep
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A chimney sweep is a person who inspects then clears soot and creosote from chimneys. The chimney uses the pressure difference caused by a hot column of gas to create a draught and draw air over the h
A chimney sweep in Kent, England, 1918
A chimney sweep in Kent, England, 1918
A master chimney sweep (right) and his apprentice boy, known as a Spazzacamino, in Italy at the end of the 19th century
A master chimney sweep (right) and his apprentice boy, known as a Spazzacamino, in Italy at the end of the 19th century
Chimney sweepers on a roof in Stockholm in the early 20th century
Chimney sweepers on a roof in Stockholm in the early 20th century
The Chimney Sweep by Frederick Daniel Hardy, 1866
The Chimney Sweep by Frederick Daniel Hardy, 1866
Child labour in the British Industrial Revolution
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When the Industrial Revolution began, industrialists used children as a workforce. Children as young as four and five years old often worked the same 12-hour shifts as adults, although some worked shi
Chimney sweep
…to members, they provide training and representation to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and other interested parties. Child labour in the British Industrial Revolution Chimney sweeps' carcinoma…
An 1876 illustration of children working in a British textile factory
An 1876 illustration of children working in a British textile factory
A political cartoon from the early nineteenth century illustrating the working conditions of children
A political cartoon from the early nineteenth century illustrating the working conditions of children