The Great Stink of London 1858

"In 1858, the River Thames turned into a giant, stinking sewer, choking London with the unbearable smell of human waste. Parliament was forced to act, leading to one of history’s greatest sanitation reforms. Like and subscribe to discover how a disaster transformed London’s future."

Learn more about the Great Stink: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol3/pp51-58

Explore Bazalgette’s engineering solutions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44543903

A deeper dive into the sanitation crisis: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/27/great-stink-of-london-sewage-crisis