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Gabrielle Monaghan

If you were stuck for a few bob in the late 1800s/early 20th century, one way you could earn a modest living was as a knocker-up.

Also known as a ­knocker-upper, you were essentially a human alarm clock – going from house to house with a big stick or long pole to tap on your clients’ bedroom windows, so they’d wake up on time to get to work.