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The Chimney Sweepers Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 35) was a British act of Parliament passed to try to stop child labour. Many boys as young as six were being used as chimney sweeps. This act stated that an apprentice must express himself in front of a magistrate that he was willing and desirous. Masters must not take on boys under the age of ...
Public Health and Politics in the Age of Reform: Cholera, the State and the Royal Navy in Victorian Britain (2006). Mosley, Stephen. The Chimney of the World: A History of Smoke Pollution in Victorian and Edwardian Manchester (2001). Niemi, Marjaana. Public Health and Municipal Policy Making: Britain and Sweden, 1900–1940 (Ashgate, 2007 ...
Warren Moor is 0.93 miles (1.5 km) south east of Kildale, near the head of the River Leven and 700 feet (210 m) above sea level. [1] The mine was developed despite the poor quality of the ironstone; the actual content of iron in the stone was 26%, relatively low compared with nearby Rosedale which averaged nearly 50% iron content. [2]
The Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840 [1] was a British Act of Parliament passed to try to stop child labour. Many boys as young as six were being used as chimney sweeps . One of many chimney sweeps such as Newport, Isle of Wight's Valentine Grey, a 10-year-old, who was murdered by his Master Benjamin Davis, because he hadn't ...
A chimney sweep in Wexford, Ireland in 1850. 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 hot coals or wood enabling continued combustion. Chimneys may be straight or contain many changes of ...
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
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Despite being enforced in London, elsewhere the Act did not stop the employment of child chimney sweeps and this led to the foundation of the Climbing-Boys' Society with Ashley as its chairman. In 1851, 1853 and 1855, Shaftesbury introduced Bills into Parliament to deal with the ongoing use of boy chimney sweeps but these were all defeated.