tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post6722604093009915212..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: London's Crossing SweepersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-20156657723323851052011-02-22T09:44:32.447-05:002011-02-22T09:44:32.447-05:00There was a fabulous series that Tony Robinson (Ba...There was a fabulous series that Tony Robinson (Baldrick of Blackadder) did a while ago called The Worst Jobs In History. A Crossing Sweeper popped up in one episode, although I can't remember which one. Here's the episode from the Georgian period!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxQWv5RTt8KEHutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664981385715429246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-34249145454879813702011-02-17T23:00:05.924-05:002011-02-17T23:00:05.924-05:00Sorry about the failure to credit the photo. The e...Sorry about the failure to credit the photo. The end of my text got chopped off, probably due to fatigue--and then today the internet was playing hard to get.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63478774142552762872011-02-17T22:57:24.485-05:002011-02-17T22:57:24.485-05:00Sunny, picture a raggedy person, male or female, y...Sunny, picture a raggedy person, male or female, young or old, standing at the crosswalk (before there were crosswalks). Picture the street covered in horse manure--and that's the cleanest stuff there! Picture women in long dresses. Guys in their expensive boots. These raggedy people cleared a path through the dirt, and (yes, like the squeegee guys--but the street really was filthy) waited for you to give them a coin or two.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-17935431105225286262011-02-17T20:50:40.877-05:002011-02-17T20:50:40.877-05:00I've read Bleak House, but I'm afraid I re...I've read Bleak House, but I'm afraid I really still don't have any idea what a Crossing Sweeper <i>is</i>.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517533074624984306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-43447150302632784712011-02-17T11:34:10.123-05:002011-02-17T11:34:10.123-05:00The picture reminds me of the lamp-lighter boy you...The picture reminds me of the lamp-lighter boy you showed here awhile back. Poor little guy. This sounds like a hard life for anyone, but horrible for a kid.Miss Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690141344818238274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-74927723206402974952011-02-17T10:37:57.030-05:002011-02-17T10:37:57.030-05:00Are the crossing sweepers the ancestors of the guy...Are the crossing sweepers the ancestors of the guys who pounced on your car at red lights to wipe your windshield?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-77204478814057703522011-02-17T06:52:33.307-05:002011-02-17T06:52:33.307-05:00Can you explain please more about the picture and ...Can you explain please more about the picture and the date taken?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com