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The “Happy Chef” that was later repurposed into the “Chimney Sweep” was beloved by many who traveled north or south across the state. With that comes a warning that an apparent attempt to help restore ...
The world’s largest chimney sweep statue, which has stood tall off Highway 135 near McPherson for years, was brought down by wind gusts reaching up to 80 miles per hour. On Friday, the statue’s owners ...
The towering fiberglass statue, a 30-foot landmark that loomed over I-135 for decades, has been recovered and is now safely resting indoors at Chimney and Stone Specialists. After being knocked over ...
An iconic statue that overlooked a portion of Interstate 135 between Moundridge and McPherson for decades took a fatal fall ...
Beautiful photos have shown ... Rochester Sweeps Festival 2025 is in full swing. Picture: Rachel Evans Rochester Sweeps was started when chimney sweeps paraded down the high street on their ...
he said. Baus says he spoke to a Kansas City company that agreed to visit the statue on-site. To help cover the cost, he’s considering starting a merchandise line for the chimney sweep.
Chimney & Stone Specialists Inc. says their huge chimney sweep – now named the largest in the world – has been subjected to weather, bullet holes and other vandalism over the years.
In 2018 Valerie swapped her managerial role at a leisure centre, to become one of the only female chimney sweeps in the country. She had been looking for an alternative job when her friend Katie ...
Some say they have been branded 'polluters' and have been 'stigmatised' for using them. Chimney sweeps in Brighton and Hove say they have been asked to park away some distance from the homes of ...
Residents in Brighton are embarrassed to have wood burning stoves, and are attempting to hide it from their neighbours. Chimney sweeps have described an 'adversarial' work environment in the city, ...
A chimney sweep whose tragic death at the age of 11 inspired reform has become the youngest person to be honoured with a Cambridge blue plaque. George Brewster died in 1875 after tragically being ...
when Jim Morrison posed for the iconic cover of his self-titled album, released in February 1970. The photographs were the work of Henry Diltz, who created the iconic five-minute photographic ...