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Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest FlammarionSewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)
Temple of Vesta - Rome, 1850. Creator: UnknownTemple of Vesta - Rome, 1850. Here...on the Tiber's banks, stands one of the best preserved relics of Imperial Rome - the ruins of one of the many temples of Vesta which the city contained
Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway... 1862. Creator: UnknownBursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway: scene of the accident, [London], 1862. Owing to falls in the Fleet sewer the waters had accumulated to a great extent
View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome, 1814. Creator: CW EckersbergView of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome, 1814
Roman Wall, Bread-Street-Hill, 1844. Creator: UnknownRoman Wall, Bread-Street-Hill, 1844. Roman remains found in the City of London during the digging of sewers. Here we see...a portion of one of the more massive walls
Old house in Clerkenwell, 1844. Creator: UnknownOld house in Clerkenwell, 1844. Building in...West-street, formerly called Chick-lane [in London], at which point New Farringdon-street now terminates; it is reputed to have been built 300 years ago
Antiquities found near the Post Office, 1844. Creator: UnknownAntiquities found near the Post Office, 1844. Masonry...discovered while making a sewer near the General Post-Office [in London], on the former site of the church of St
The Fleet-Street sewer, 1845. Creator: UnknownThe Fleet-Street sewer, 1845. Underground waste system in London. It appears that although Sewers have been constructed in London for upwards of four centuries
Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Creator: UnknownFleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Workers improving the underground waste system in London, with Temple Bar in the distance....the difficulty of keeping open the traffic
Cloaca Maxima, by 1858. Creator: Robert MacPhersonCloaca Maxima, by 1858
The Sewer, 1870s. Creator: William P. ChappelThe Sewer, 1870s
Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. Creator: UnknownOutfall of Westbourne, c1876. The River Westbourne, tributary of the River Thames carried pure drinking water into the City of London, in the 19th century, the water became impure and was culverted
Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). Creator: UnknownSection of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). 19th-century civil engineering project primarily designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette of a low level interceptor sewer
Back of the Red Lion, from the Fleet, (c1872). Creator: UnknownBack of the Red Lion, from the Fleet, (c1872). View of the Old Red Lion Tavern in Chick Lane, and the Fleet Ditch, West Smithfield, London
The Fleet Ditch, from the Red Lion. (c1872). Creator: UnknownThe Fleet Ditch, from the Red Lion. (c1872). View of the Old Red Lion Tavern in Chick Lane, and the Fleet Ditch, West Smithfield, London
Massacre of Jews in Barcelona (1391), drawing, 1920
Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1946Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, Woolwich, London, 1946. View of the underground reservoir showing war damage in the form of large cracks in the cieling arches
Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938. Struts supporting a collapsing arch, with part of the roof missing
Building the sewer at Stratford High Street, West Ham, London, 1905. View of the construction of the sewer, with men standing watching in the background
Inside of a sewer, London, 1939. Interior of a sewer showing storm relief gates and a man standing on the walkway
Sewer sluice gates, London, 1939. Interior of a sewer showing the sluice gates
Repair of the Fleet sewer, City of London, 1854. From the Illustrated London News
Interior of the Fleet Ditch at the back of Field Lane, City of London, 1851. ArtistInterior of the Fleet Ditch at the back of Field Lane, City of London, 1851. Showing a man holding a ladder, behind him lies part of a mammals skeleton
Fleet Street, London, 1845. Artist: Frederick Napoleon ShepherdView of Fleet Street, London, 1845; showing the new common sewer under construction
Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, 1884. Artist: John CrowtherView of nos 80 - 86 Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, 1884; showing the Angel Public House at no 85 and sewer pipes waiting to be laid
Fleet River, London, 1854Repair of the Fleet sewer, London, 1854
Sewermen going below, London, c1903 (1903). The modern London sewerage system was developed during the late 19th century. From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims
Cloaca Maxima, Rome, c20th century. Artist: CM DixonCloaca Maxima, Rome, c20th century. The Cloaca Maxima is one of the worlds earliest sewage systems. Constructed in Ancient Rome in order to drain local marshes
The Cloaca Maxima, plate three from Ruins of Rome, published March 1, 1796