Great Stink of London

Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis

Nonfiction, History, British
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Author: Stephen Halliday, Adam Hart-Davis ISBN: 9780752493787
Publisher: The History Press Publication: February 15, 2001
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Stephen Halliday, Adam Hart-Davis
ISBN: 9780752493787
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: February 15, 2001
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. Sewage generated by a population of over two million Londoners was pouring into the river and was being carried to and fro by the tides. The Times called the crisis "The Great Stink". Parliament had to act - drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London's primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book is an account of his life and work.

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In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. Sewage generated by a population of over two million Londoners was pouring into the river and was being carried to and fro by the tides. The Times called the crisis "The Great Stink". Parliament had to act - drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London's primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book is an account of his life and work.

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