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The Great Stink of London

The Great Stink of London

Author: Stephen Halliday

Publisher: The History Press

ISBN: 9780752493787

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 224

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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, and this book is a fascinating account of his life and work. Bazalgette's response to the challenge was to conceive and build the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process he cleansed the River Thames of the capital's sewage and helped to banish cholera, which in the mid-nineteenth century carried off over 40,000 Londoners. But this successful scheme was only one element in Bazalgette's wider contribution to the development of the Victorian capital. He also reclaimed land from the Thames to construct the Victoria, Albert and Chelsea Embankments, built bridges across the Thames at Putney, Battersea and Hammersmith, and created many notable new thoroughfares including Charing Cross Road, Northumberland Avenue and Shaftesbury Avenue. Stephen Halliday's enthralling social and personal history gives a vivid insight into Bazalgette's achievements and the era in which he worked and lived. The author traces the origins of Bazalgette's family in revolutionary France, the confusing sanitation system that he inherited from medieval and Tudor times and his heroic battle with politicians, bureaucrats and huge engineering problems to transform the face and health of the world's largest city.
The Great Stink of London
Language: en
Pages: 224

The Great Stink of London

Authors: Stephen Halliday
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-02-15 - Publisher: The History Press

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
The Great Stink
Language: en
Pages: 40

The Great Stink

Authors: Colleen Paeff
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-08-31 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

"This funny and informative picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city. This STEM-focused story provides a window into the past and shows
The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs
Language: en
Pages: 314

The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs

Authors: David S. Barnes, Professor David S Barnes
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-06-06 - Publisher: JHU Press

Tracing a series of developments in French science, medicine, politics, and culture, Barnes reveals how the science and practice of public health changed during the heyday of the Bacteriological Revolution.
The Great Stink
Language: en
Pages: 368

The Great Stink

Authors: Clare Clark
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-02 - Publisher: HMH

A mystery that offers “a gripping and richly atmospheric glimpse into the literal underworld of Victorian England—the labyrinthine London sewer system” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Clare Clark’s critically acclaimed The Great Stink “reeks of talent” as it vividly brings to life the dark and mysterious underworld of Victorian London (The
The Thames Tideway Tunnel
Language: en
Pages: 224

The Thames Tideway Tunnel

Authors: Phil Stride
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-25 - Publisher: The History Press

Underneath the River Thames, one of the UK’s largest-ever underground engineering projects is taking shape. In 1858 the ‘Great Stink of London’ made much of the city along the River Thames uninhabitable. Between 1848 and 1854 nearly 25,000 Londoners died of cholera, a disease borne by foul water. Joseph Bazalgette

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