Blue plaque unveiled to honour boy chimney sweep
A blue plaque to commemorate a Victorian child chimney sweep has been unveiled at the place of his death. George Brewster, 11 ...
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The Dark History Of Children Employed As Chimney Sweeps
The work was incredibly dangerous and highlights how widespread child labor was during Britain's industrial age. Chimney sweeps were often orphans or came from impoverished backgrounds.
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Chimney sweep, 11, whose tragic death sparked outrage and inspired law change becomes youngest person to be honoured with blue plaque 150 years later
He was one of the last of the 'climbing boys' to die in Britain after his death brought about considerable changes, with the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury permanently banning child chimney sweeps.
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Chimney sweeps and mouse men should stigmatise the rest of us
Not only frozen in the public imagination as a Dickens-y grimy child, the chimney sweeps of Brighton and Hove now suffer a greater practical indignity: being asked to park their vans several ...
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Plaque for chimney sweep, 11, whose death changed law
The first blue plaque to commemorate the life of a child will be unveiled at the house where he died. George Brewster, 11, became trapped in a chimney of a former Victorian pauper asylum in ...
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Blue plaque unveiled to honour boy chimney sweep
The death of a child chimney sweep in Fulbourn prompted a change in the law banning "climbing boys" A blue plaque to commemorate a Victorian child chimney sweep has been unveiled at the place of ...