Title

'Sweeps' Day in Upper Lisson Street, Paddington', late 1830s. Artist: Unknown

Caption

'Sweeps' Day in Upper Lisson Street, Paddington', late 1830s. London street with a Jack-in-the-Green procession and a number of boy chimney sweeps who are collecting money. People watch the entertainment from the pavement.
Museum of London

Date

1837

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A82_438

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,0Mb) / 15,3in x 12,7in / 4576 x 3816 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior road building buildings London England female women woman people fun male boy boys child children event work job man men house music street arts dance entertainment audience musician guy drum drummer occupation dancing spectator color colour lane lighting avenue lamppost dress entertainer clown location century musical instrument procession profession May Day lady concept outside chimney sweep Paddington street corner 19th century nineteenth century fancy dress City of Westminster Museum of London child labour chimney-sweep cultural event Jack in the Green streetlighting Sweeps' Day TGN Upper Lisson Street oil Unknown oil