Chimneys And Chimney Sweeps

Author : Benita Cullingford
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566633451
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Chimney Sweeps written by Benita Cullingford and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art and science of chimney sweeping are examined in detailed for the first time in this lively and fascinating book.

Author : Benita Cullingford
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747805533
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chimneys and Chimney Sweeps written by Benita Cullingford and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Although it has been an established and essential trade since the twelfth century, chimney sweeping has long been a controversial business. The figure of the chimney sweep became an increasingly common sight on the streets of London with the urbanisation of the eighteenth century, and during the Victorian era the visible plight of the 'poor climbing boys' stirred a growing concern for the welfare of children employed in the trade, inspiring a movement for political reform. Drawing from the original accounts of master sweeps, contemporary literature, parliamentary records and surviving architecture, Benita Cullingford here traces the origin and development of the chimney itself as well as the social and professional aspects of the trade - the lives sweeps led, the dangers they faced, the way they worked and the transformations wrought by the rise of sweeping 'machines' in the nineteenth century"--Back cover.

Author : M. C. Beaton
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446574090
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death of a Chimney Sweep written by M. C. Beaton and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series. Death of a Chimney Sweep: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated villages in the very north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Scottish highlands, until one day when Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager's fireplace, and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. The entire town of Lochdubh is certain Pete is the culprit, but Hamish doesn't believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder. Then Pete's body is found on the Scottish moors, and the mystery deepens. Once again, it's up to Hamish to discover who's responsible for the dirty deed--and this time, the murderer may be closer than he realizes.

Author : Benita Cullingford
Publisher : New Amsterdam Books
ISBN 13 : 1461663253
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Chimney Sweeps written by Benita Cullingford and published by New Amsterdam Books. This book was released on 2001-04-17 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our picture of a chimney sweep is often Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. This meticulously researched examination shows a different side to this hazardous trade. The art and science of chimney sweeping are examined in detail for the first time in this lively and fascinating book. From the development of chimneys in the twelfth century, replacing the open cooking fire in a smoke-filled room with a plain hole in the roof, to the patenting of mechanical devices in the late nineteenth century that came to the rescue of many a poor climbing boy, all is revealed. The personalities who dominated the profession, which surprisingly included several women sweeps, are portrayed, along with many illustrations of the tools of the trade. Sweeping techniques, the impact of social reform and the place of the sweep in literature are explored in this absorbing work. With 75 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : James Cross Giblin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chimney Sweeps written by James Cross Giblin and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history and folklore of the chimney-sweeping profession from the fifteenth century to the present day, emphasizing the plight of the often abused climbing boys of past centuries.

Author : Paul D. Kyle
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603445900
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chimney Swift Towers written by Paul D. Kyle and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-22 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chimney Swifts, birds that nest and roost in chimneys, have been historically abundant in North America. But by the late 1980s, the number of swifts migrating to North America from the Amazon River Basin had declined. A growing number of people across North America are now constructing nesting towers and conducting Chimney Swift conservation projects in their own communities. With Chimney Swift Towers, concerned bird conservationists have a step-by-step guide to help them create more habitat for these beneficial, insect-eating birds. Chimney Swift experts Paul and Georgean Kyle give directions for building freestanding wooden towers, wooden kiosk towers, masonry towers, and other structures. Included are - design basics, - lists of materials needed, - useful diagrams and photographs, - and detailed instructions on site preparation, tower construction, installation, and maintenance. Anyone with basic woodworking or masonry skills and an interest in wildlife conservation will find this publication helpful. That includes do-it-yourselfers, homeowners involved in creating backyard habitat for wildlife, landscape and structural architects, park and wildscape managers, wildlife management area professionals, nature centers, garden centers, scout troops, and other civic organizations in search of community service projects.

Author : A. M. Watson
Publisher : Red Acre Press
ISBN 13 : 9780999512203
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infants of the Brush: A Chimney Sweep's Story written by A. M. Watson and published by Red Acre Press. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infants of the Brush is historical fiction based on Armory v. Delamirie, a 1700s court case before the King's Bench against Paul de Lamerie, a silversmith. In the vein of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, Infants of the Brush is set in a time when London society ignored the ills of child labor. Unlike the gleeful chimney sweeps portrayed in Mary Poppins, climbing boys were forced up burning flues to dislodge harmful soot and coal ash. Egan Whitcombe is just six years old when he is sold to Master Armory for a few coins that his family desperately needs. As one of Master Armory's eight broomers, Egan quickly learns that his life depends on absolute obedience and the coins he earns. Pitt, the leader of Master Armory's broomers, teaches Egan to sweep chimneys and negotiate for scraps of bread. Broken and starving, the boys discover friendship as they struggle to save five guineas, the cost of a broomer's independence.

Author : William Blake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs of Innocence written by William Blake and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Kingsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Water-babies written by Charles Kingsley and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Victorian tale in which Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, is stolen by fairies and turned into a water-baby.

Author : James Montgomery
Publisher : Dissertations-G
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chimney-sweeper's Friend written by James Montgomery and published by Dissertations-G. This book was released on 1978 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: