The great stink of London [electronic resource] : Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the cleansing of the Victorian capital / Stephen Halliday ; foreword by Adam Hart-Davis.

By:

Halliday, Stephen

Contributor(s):

Askews & Holts

Publication details: Stroud : Sutton, 2001.Description: xiii, 210p., [8]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsim., map, ports. (some col.)ISBN:

9780752493787 (e-book)

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Electronic books.

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LOC classification:

DA676.8.B39 H35 2001

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Also available in printed form ISBN 9780750925808

Summary: In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted river Thames was extremely offensive. Engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette was chosen to change the city's outdated sanitation system. This text examines his great achievement. 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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Originally published: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-206) and index.

In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted river Thames was extremely offensive. Engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette was chosen to change the city's outdated sanitation system. This text examines his great achievement. 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.

Also available in printed form ISBN 9780750925808

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The great stink of London [electronic resource] : Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the cleansing of the Victorian capital / Stephen Halliday ; foreword by Adam Hart-Davis.

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