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The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis
The Great Stink of London Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis
Author: Stephen Halliday
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 from over two million Londoners was carried to and fro by the tides. "The Times" called the crisis "The Great Stink". Parliament had to act - drast...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780750919753
ISBN-10: 0750919752
Publication Date: 7/1/1998
Pages: 210
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Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd.
Book Type: Hardcover
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