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The great stink of London : Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the cleansing of the Victorian capital

Stephen Halliday (Author)
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 Engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette was chosen to change the city's outdated sanitation system.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

Print Book, English, 2001
Sutton, Stroud, 2001