Can you tell us about the tradition of chimney sweeps at weddings?
It’s a very old Victorian tradition that sweeps were lucky at weddings. Legend has it that one of King George III’s coach and horses ran away with him and apparently a chimney sweep jumped out and managed to stop the horse. From that day onwards it was decreed that if a chimney sweep crossed your path, it would foretell good luck for you.
Also in the olden days, the fireplace was a
