He was eleven, sent up a chimney at a Cambridge asylum. Fifteen minutes later he was stuck fast. By 1875, sending children up chimneys had been illegal for years — but no one enforced it. When George Brewster died, his master was jailed and Lord Shaftesbury forced a new law: every sweep licensed by police. George was the last climbing boy to die in England. #ForgottenHistory #BritishHistory #SocialHistory