-An extraordinary history- PETER ACKROYD, The Times
-A lively account of (Bazalgette-s) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated- HERMIONE HOBHOUSE
-Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated- RUTH RENDELL
In the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons.
The Times called the crisis -The Great Stink-. Parliament had to act - drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London-s primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challe
