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The Great Stink was an event in Central London during July and August 1858 in which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent that was present on the banks of the River Thames. The problem had been mounting for some years, with an ageing and inadequate sewer system that emptied directly into the Thames.
2 July – Great Stink: the stench of sewage from the River Thames affects work in the House of Commons. [5] 17 July – salvage of the Lutine bell, which is subsequently hung in Lloyd's of London. 26 July – Lionel de Rothschild takes his seat as the first Jewish Member of Parliament. [8]
The Great Stink of 1858 stimulated the construction of a sewer system for London. In this caricature in The Times , Michael Faraday reports to Father Thames on the state of the river. As recently as the late 19th-century, sewerage systems in some parts of the rapidly industrializing United Kingdom were so inadequate that water-borne diseases ...
The Great Stink of London in 1858. One summer the heat dried up the River Thames (where all the human waste went) and an unbearable smell pervaded throughout the entire city. All Parliament ...
The Great Stink of 1858 in London. The River Thames was so polluted with untreated human waste and industrial runoff that the city was overwhelmed by a horrific stench during a heatwave. It was so ...
A community locked in a battle for clean air with the operators of a landfill site say they feel optimistic their efforts will now begin to bear fruit.
Set in London during the 1850s, this episode focusses on the construction of the London sewerage system, built to replace the antiquated medieval system that was overworked and inadequate for the needs of the then-largest metropolis in the world, causing epidemics of disease and a permanent foul stench to fill the air also known as the Great Stink.
The construction of the London sewer system is central to the plot of Anne Perry's 2006 novel Dark Assassin, in which the Great Stink is also mentioned. The title character from Terry Pratchett's Dodger, based on the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist, spends much of his time in London's sewers alongside notable historical figures including ...