British Chimney Sweeps. Five centuries of chimney sweeping
Details:
- Author(s) Cullingford, Benita
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2000
- Pages 251pp; illus
- Publisher Book Guild
- Place Published Lewes
Topics:
- Name Health & safety at work inc legislation & regulation
- Name Worker / employee & work, women alone
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Has chapters: 'Chimneys and sweeps (12th-17th century)'; 'Fuel and the soot trade'; 'Master sweeps' trade (18th & 19th centuries); 'Apprentices'; 'Master sweeps' lifestyle (18th & 19th centuries); 'Legislation and reform'; 'Women in the trade (18th & 19th centuries)' [pp121-39]; 'Personalities'; 'The machine controversy'; 'Fable and tradition'; 'Sweeps in literature'