A Step In Time Chimney Sweeps

  While you might think the  history of chimney sweeps  is similar to Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins joyfully singing and dancing as he cleans, not a chapter of chimney sweep history actually looked at all like this. Unlike today, chimney sweeps have not always been highly regarded and even though it’s always been seen as a critical profession, it was not one that was enviable or even safe. Chimney sweeping today looks very different from it has in history but it remains just as important a profession as it was from the very beginning. The History Of Chimney Sweeps Dates Back To The 13th Century The earliest signs of chimneys date back to the 13th century in ancient Rome but it was not until the 16th century that chimneys and fireplaces became a staple of homes, particularly among the wealthy. For a while, it was only the wealthy class that had chimneys in England and would have them installed in every single room and chimney sweeps had the job of keeping them clean. But s...