A WOMAN CHIMNEY SWEEP
ONLY ONE IN ENGLAND In England, where trades are handed down from father to son, the business of the chimney sweep is looked upon in certain circles as an old and honourable one. Chimney sweeps have been sweeping London’s chimneys for centuries, the men following that trade being familiar', sights in Great Britain s capital. Every city and virtually every town of any size lias its chimney sweeps, but in all of England there is said to be only .one woman of that calling, Mrs May Nelson, of Clapton. She likes her work so well that she says she would not quit sweeping chimneys even though she inherited a fortune. Mrs Nelson formerly was a music hall'entertainer.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6864, 21 May 1932, Page 9
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121A WOMAN CHIMNEY SWEEP Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6864, 21 May 1932, Page 9
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