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Obituaries for Shops
McSoot & Daughter, Chimney Sweeps (1931–2026)
Fictional sweeps 'would have had a lot to say this week'.
Brushes, retired. Photo: , “Depictions of the brushes of a chimney sweep. Coloured engra Wellcome V0039426”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Fictional McSoot & Daughter swept chimneys across the city for 95 years. The founder is said to have refused to sweep any chimney “with an attitude”. The shop is now a nail bar. They are survived by a single brush, mounted above a door.
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