But one traditional profession making a steady comeback is the chimney sweep. Once upon a time practically every home in Britain had some sort of fire place to keep warm or even prepare food ...

Topics include: life as a Victorian chimney-sweep, Victorian servants, Victorian railways, famous Victorians, Victorian inventions, Queen Victoria, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Victorian children.

In 2018 Valerie swapped her managerial role at a leisure centre, to become one of the only female chimney sweeps in the country. She had been looking for an alternative job when her friend Katie ...