Great Stink
July 1858 – August 1858 · Central London
A hot summer made the sewage-filled River Thames smell very badly in central London. The crisis pushed Parliament to fund Joseph Bazalgette's new sewer system.
Great StinkJuly 1858 – August 1858 · Central London
A hot summer made the sewage-filled River Thames smell very badly in central London. The crisis pushed Parliament to fund Joseph Bazalgette's new sewer system.