The death of child chimney sweep George Brewster in Fulbourn in 1875 was the latest tragedy to befall so-called ‘climbing boys’ in Victorian Britain. But it would be the catalyst for a seismic ...

A chimney sweep whose tragic ... Every child should know this boy's name, as he represents the countless children who were victims of greed and cruelty in the Victorian era.' ...

George Brewster, 11, became trapped in a chimney of a former Victorian pauper asylum in Fulbourn ... She said he was the last ...

Topics include: life as a Victorian chimney-sweep, Victorian servants, Victorian railways, famous Victorians, Victorian inventions, Queen Victoria, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Victorian children.