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Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins made it look fun, but chimney sweeping was once one of history’s most dangerous jobs. Built on child labor and deadly conditions, it took major reforms to turn it into the skilled profession it is today. We meet Kevin and Ben of Milborrow Chimney Sweeps, a father-son duo keeping tradition alive… 0:00 Introducing Milborrow Chimney Sweeps 0:56 A chimney sweepers day 01:37 Stuart cleans a chimney 03:26 The tragic history of child sweepers 04:53 Wishing weddings good luck 05:46 Cleaning chimneys at the royal palaces Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #dangerousjobs #chimneysweep #peopleareawesome