The great stink of london greatful, london, paperbacks. Sir joseph bazalgette and the cleansing of the victorian metropolis ebook written by stephen halliday. In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from. For centuries the river thames had been used as a dumping ground for the capitals waste and as the population grew, so did the problem. For those not afraid to get a little grimy in the sewers of victorian london clare clarks the great stink is an intriguing read with a great atmospheric setting and well developed characters. The great engineer entrusted by parliament with this enormous task was sir joseph bazalgette. While the title implies the book s focus will be london s great stink of 1858, it is in fact a short biography of the eminent victorian civil engineer sir joseph bazalgette.
Stephen halliday describes the writing of this book as a labour of love, but it would take a strong stomach to love some of the material he includes. The great stink was an event in central london in july and august 1858 during which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and. Londons great stink by miriam bibby its a cliche that it takes a lot to rouse the reserved, polite british to action, but during the long hot summer of 1858 it was clear that the time for talking was over. For centuries the river thames had been used as a dumping ground for the. Sir joseph bazalgette and the cleansing of the victorian metropolis paperback. Read download the great stink of london pdf pdf book library. Its the summer of 1858 and london s river thames stinks.
Sir joseph bazalgette and the cleansing of the victorian metropolis 9780750925808. The great stink how the victorians transformed london to solve the problem of waste the smell of human waste and industrial effluent hung over victorian london. Punch magazine wikimedia commons the silent highwayman. Set in 1855, it tells the story of william may, an engineer who has returned home to london from the horrors of the crimean war. The great stink was an event in central london in july and august 1858 during which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent that was present on the banks of the river thames. Dec 07, 2017 london s great stink of 1858 didnt merely cause nausea citywide, it led to worldchanging developments in science and engineering.
Sir joseph bazalgette and the cleansing of the victorian metropolis by stephen halliday 2001, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Cause and effects of the great stink of london outwriter. The great stink of london by stephen halliday books on. 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. The great stink is an atmospherically rich thriller which takes place in the fetid depths of london s sewer system in 1855, when the great stink, brought about by an oppressive heat wave and. How the great stink terrorized london and changed world. In the summer of 1858, the city of london came to a standstill. The main characters are william may, a sewer engineer suffering from shell shock brought on by combat in the crimean war, and long arm tom, who prowls the sewers for profit with his wonderful dog, lady. Parliament had to act drastic measures were required to clean the thames and to improve londons primitive system of sanitation. Bbc history londons great stink and victorian urban. Buy great stink of london paperback by halliday s from riba online bookshop. The great stink of london by stephen halliday read online on. Hallidays book tells the story of sir joseph bazalgette, chief engineer to the metropolitan board of works london s first metropolitan government from 1856 to 1889. The great stink of london ebook written by stephen halliday.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read great stink of london. The great stink how the victorians transformed london to. Less remembered than his fellow engineers isambard brunel or robert stephenson, bazalgette was the chief engineer of london s metropolitan board of works for some 30 years. The great stink of london by halliday, stephen ebook. A vivid account of the life and work of sir joseph bazalgette, the engineer who designed and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping. Jul 18, 2017 ashton tracks three famous victorians during the steamy months of may through august, in her book one hot summer. Clare clarks critically acclaimed the great stink reeks of talent as it vividly brings to life the dark and mysterious underworld of victorian london the washington post book world. Sir joseph bazalgette and the cleansing of the victorian capital sir joseph bazalgette and the cleansing of the victorian cap. The smell of human waste and industrial effluent hung over victorian london. Such was the overpowering smell from the thames, that the curtains of the commons were soaked in chloride of lime in a vain. 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.
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Feb 15, 2001 the times called the crisis the great stink. Charles dickens, in his novel little dorrit which was published in serial form between 1855 and 1857, described that the thames as, a deadly sewer in the place of a fine, fresh river. London literally stank in the summer of 1858 just ask. The victorian fight against filth and told npr that keeping the city clean was an immense and impossible challenge. The mother of parliaments was deeply offended by the poor personal hygiene of her neighbour, old father thames. The miasma from the effluent was thought to transmit contagious diseases, and three outbreaks of cholera before the great stink were blamed on the ong. Sewage generated by a population of over two million londoners was pouring into the river and was being carried to and fro by t. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases electronics books gift ideas customer service home computers gift cards subscribe and save coupons sell. A tale of murder and deceit set in europes most legendary city, the great stink takes readers inside a littleknown chapter of victorian history. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the great stink of london.
Great book a whole new take on the historical great stink in london in 1858 by a writer i didnt even know. Clark is painstaking in her detail and ever so slowly draws out the strands to develop her plot, which can take a patient reader. 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. The problem had been mounting for some years, with an ageing and inadequate sewer system that emptied directly into the thames. Download the great stink of london pdf search engine. His greatest achievement was building for london a sanitation system of unprecedented scale and complexity. Jan 25, 2021 the people who flooded into 19th century london came with a lot of smells and most of them werent pleasant. What had brought london to its knees was the overwhelming stench that radiated from the surface of. Chancellor of the exchequer, benjamin disraeli, to proposed a bill, which mps debated and passed within 18 days. Londons great stink heralds a wonder of the industrial world.
From more than 100 years, london was becoming an increasingly unpleasant city to live in. The great stink by colleen paeff, author of books for children. Read the great stink of london, by stephen halliday online on bookmate in the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted thames was so offensive that it drove members of parli. Jun 03, 2019 thanks to london s rising population and lack of proper infrastructure, the great stink of 1858 was a long time coming the big stink was a long time coming. Nov 12, 2018 the great stink wasnt entirely a new phenomena, it had been a crisis that had been building for a few years but this was a tipping point especially as parliament was not able to function during the summer months. The crisis came to a peak in the great stink of london in 1858. Dickens, darwin, disraeli, and the great stink of 1858.
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