Chimney Sweep Apothecary

Chimney sweeps cleaned Apothecaries mixed

chimneys and fireplaces. and sold their own
medicines.
They often had children
helping them because The medicines were
they were small. made from different
plants and herbs.

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Blacksmith Rat-catcher
Blacksmiths made There were lots of rats in
objects out of metals, the streets of London in
such as iron or steel. the 17th century.
They sharpened Rat-catchers caught rats
weapons and repaired around the city.
cooking utensils.

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Gong Farmer Spinner
They removed human Some women supported
waste from privies themselves by spinning wool
(toilets) and cesspits and linen to earn money.
(deep holes that were
Looms (machines that made
full of human waste
fabric) were expensive, but
from people’s houses)
some women could afford
using buckets.
a spinner machine to spin
wool at home.
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Chandler Musician
Chandlers made and A musician played musical
sold candles, mostly instruments to entertain
made from ‘tallow’ people - sometimes even
(animals fats). the king or queen!
They sometimes also The lute, harp and
made oils and soaps. organ were all popular
instruments in the
17th century.
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Cook Carpenter
A cook made food Carpenters made items
for people and was out of wood, such as
also in charge of the furniture. They were
other people who were trained to do this by
working in the kitchen, other carpenters for
such as maids. around seven years.

They were very skilled at using many different

tools, such as axes, saws, hammers and chisels.
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Maid
Scullery maids and kitchen maids worked in
kitchens. The scullery maid helped the kitchen
maid, who would be given jobs to do by the cook.
Their jobs included cleaning the floor, stoves,
sinks, pots and dishes. They often had to start
work very early in the morning and were not paid
very much money.

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Firefighter
There was no organised fire brigade in 1666.
Firefighting was very basic and people did not
learn much about how to do it.
Leather buckets full of water were thrown onto
fire to put it out. Water squirts were also used.
This water had to be carried from wells or from
the river because there were no taps in houses.

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Fire engines in London in 1666

were made out of wood. They had
to be filled up with buckets of Fire hooks were
water from the river. also used when
Water squirted out of the spout fighting fires.
in the middle when the handles They helped
were pumped. They needed four to pull down
people to make them work and it buildings to
has hard, tiring work. stop fires from
spreading further.
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