Filth and Muck in Victorian London (Dirty Work of a Crossing Sweeper)

Victorian London’s streets were covered in dirt and animal muck and an army of poor crossing sweepers laboured in all weathers to keep the filth off the shoes of the nobility and upper classes. Was this one of the worst jobs? In this genuine account by a Victorian journalist you will discover the life and work of 19th Century crossing sweepers and meet ’Billy’ of Cavendish Square. 📣 JOIN to support the channel as a Member: 👍 Support the channel (donations): Send a Super Thanks from the video page Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you ▶️ Brutal and Deadly Work of Boy Chimney Sweeps in the 1800s: ▶️ Victorian London’s Rat Catcher: ▶️ Horror in the Cotton Mills (A History of Cruelty in the Industrial Revolution): ▶️ Dangerous Lives of Victorian Dustmen: ▶️ Leech Collectors: ▶️ Dangerous Life of a Victorian Disease Cleaner: ▶️ Hard Life of Victorian Match Sellers: ▶️ Human Billboards of Victorian London: ▶️ Sewer Hunter (Tosher): ▶️ Mudlarks: ▶️ Pure Finder: ▶️ Bone Grubber: ▶️ Flower Sellers: ▶️ Chimney Sweep: ▶️ Sweatshop Worker: ▶️ Street Doctors (Quacks): ▶️ Omnibus Drivers: Check out Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist): Check out Victorian documentaries (Playlist): Check out Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist): Check out Criminal Past (Playlist): Check out Victorian workhouses (Playlist): Check out American Slums and Tenements (Playlist): Credits: Narration - CC BY - A young man in ragged clothes leaning against the stump of a tree, An old black man in ragged clothes holding a broom, Crossing sweepers in Sketches in London, Two street cleaners grubbing the surface of a street, Boy crossing sweepers, Sewer Hunter, Portrait of Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, The blind school, Southwark, Poor people coming to a workhouse for food 1840, View of a dust-yard by Wellcome Collection; Horse-drawn carriage in Rome by CC BY-SA - Sovereign Victoria 1842 by #VictorianLondon #VictorianDocumentary #VictorianLondonDocumentary #VictorianEraDocumentary #VictorianLife #Victorian #19thCentury #VictorianEra #VictorianJobs #HistoryDocumentary #FactFeast