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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 ...
The Chimney Sweepers Act 1875 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that superseded the Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840 passed to try to stop child labour. The bills, proposed by Lord Shaftesbury , were triggered by the death of twelve-year-old George Brewster, whose master had caused him to climb and clean the ...
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 ...
The death of a child chimney sweep in Fulbourn prompted a change in the law banning "climbing boys" [Getty Images] The first blue plaque to commemorate the life of a child will be unveiled at the ...
He succeeded in passing the Chimney Sweepers Regulation Act 1864 but, like its predecessors, it remained ineffectual. Shaftesbury finally persuaded Parliament to pass the Chimney Sweepers Act 1875 which ensured the annual licensing of chimney sweeps and the enforcement of the law by the police. This finally eradicated the employment of boys as ...
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 ...
More than half of the sweeps involved police contact, with only 15% involving a homelessness outreach worker, survey respondents said. Nine percent of those who reported being in a sweep were ...
Climbing boys (or girls) were chimney sweeps' apprentices. Being small they could get into spaces too restricted for adults to fit into. The job was arduous and dangerous. [4] [60]: 249–254 [39]: 176–177 The occupation was controversial because it exposed children to multiple risks.