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London’s Crossing Sweepers: The Unsung Heroes of the Victorian Streets In the muck-strewn maze of 18th and 19th-century London, where horse-drawn carriages ruled and street sanitation barely existed, one group of individuals stood ready with broom in hand: the crossing sweepers. Armed with nothing more than brushes, persistence, and a good dose of cheek, these resourceful workers offered pedestrians a way to navigate the city without the indignity of muddy boots or worse—an unfortunate encounter with a pile of horse manure. https://londonopia.co.uk/london-crossing-sweepers/