Hop Picking in Kent

Hop Picking in Kent

by | Aug 27, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus

This delightful hand-coloured photograph dates from the 1880s and shows children picking hops in Kent. Hops are, of course, used to make beer and picking them was a very labour-intensive process. Up to 40,000 people, including whole families, would migrate from London...