'Sewer Hunter' - Tosher (Worst Jobs in Victorian England)

Would you work in a stinking sewer to scavenge for money? The Toshers of Victorian England actually made a lot of money searching the fetid tunnels under 19th Century London. But there were all sorts of dangers awaiting these intrepid explorers - from collapsing ancient tunnels to water torrents and ferocious rats. It’s hard to think of a worse job in Victorian England - though if you've seen other videos in this series you will know there are strong contenders! See the playlist or channel page for more worst Victorian era jobs. 👍 Support the channel (donations): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FactF... Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you Check out Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist):    • Worst Jobs in Victorian History   Check out Victorian Documentaries (Playlist):    • Victorians   Check out Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist):    • Edwardians   Credits: Narration - markmanningmedia.com CC BY - The Rat by Lily Green; Exploring the sewer by Matt Brown from London, England; Fleet sewer looking north by Matt Brown; Map of London sewers west by Matt Brown; Sewage pipes under London, 19th Century by Wellcome Collection; Sewer by Les Chatfield; Side sewer in River Fleet by Matt Brown; Victorian sewer hatch in River Fleet by Matt Brown CC BY-SA - Effra ditch stream now combined sewer storm outlet, Vauxhall, London. 29 October 2005 and Effra former stream, since mid-19th century combined fully underground (culverted) sewer has a storm outlet by Fin Fahey #VictorianLondon #VictorianDocumentary #VictorianLondonDocumentary #VictorianEraDocumentary #FactFeast #VictorianLife #Tosher #Victorian #SewerHunter #VictorianEraJobs #VictorianJobs