Sewage Collection

Utility pipes, artwork
Utility pipes. Cut-away computer artwork showing the various utility pipes and cables under a city street. Included here are pipes for drinking water, waste water, sewage and gas

Sewage Works
Crossness Sewage works which belong to the Greater London Council

Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Daily Mirror photographer Bela Zola pictured in the centre, with London sewer men who he spent the day photographing. 1st April 1947

Precast concrete JLP01_09_781447
Peel Common Waste Water Treatment Works, Peel Common, Fareham, Hampshire. A view of large precast concrete units for the Browndown outfall of the Peel Common Sewage Works

A collapsed wall of a reservoir holding a highly acidic wastewater is seen in Mishor Rotem, in Southern Israel July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Effluent of Lake Albano, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Effluent of Lake Albano, n.d

SilverEggs
Jürgen Muß

London First Sewage System Fleet Streets Street
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Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of London to unblock the sewers with a combing method. Date: 1881

Comic postcard, Workman nervous about horse Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sewage worker and boss in the street Date: 20th century

Underground Reservoir at Crossness 1865
Interior of the underground reservoir of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness in 1865, officially opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in that year

London Metropolitan Main Drainage at Crossness 1865
London Metropolitan Main Drainage: the southern outfall works (machine house) at Crossness (about 3km below Woolwich) - interior view. Date: 1865

Cartoon, Sanitary and insanitary matters
Larger figure representing the industries surrounding the River Thames like the soup boiling factory where bones were used and the knackers yard where injured animals were taken to be slaughtered

Flushing the sewers 1860s
With the population expanding and dumping coursing blockages below the depths of London, men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels to unblock the sewers with a combing

Sewer hunter 1860s
Sewer hunters who made their money by combing through the sewers beneath London streets, sieving through the raw water for a small opportunity of finding something valuable like a ring that somebody

Stench of people been flushed away. Date: 1853

Kingston Council workers seen here repairing a manhole. January 1939

A Kingston Upon Thames council worker seen here cleansing the gullys and sewers. January 1939

Edward Farmer and his gang seen here underground cleaning scraps of paper and anything likely to cause obstruction in the culvert under Central London. April 1st 1947

The bust of Joseph Bazalgette on the Embankment, Bazalgette was the man who engineered the London sewer system. April 1st 1947

Edward Farmer and assistant seen here checking a sewage flow meter on the embankment. April 1st 1947

Edward Farmer and his gang seen here going underground cleaning scraps of paper and anything likely to cause obstruction in the culvert under Ludgate Circus. April 1st 1947

Edward Farmer and his gang inspect the flow back from the Thames into the Kings Scholars Pond Sewer. April 1st 1947

Edward Farmer who leads a team of sewage maintenance men. April 1st 1947

Edward Farmer and his gang wade through the flow back from the Thames into the Kings Scholars Pond Sewer. April 1st 1947

Sewage sluice pipes, the cause if sea pollution on the beach at Minsmere, Suffolk, England. Date: 1950s

Proposed Metropolitan subway under London streets 1853
Proposed Metropolitan subway for sewage, gas and water supply. Date: 1853

Engine House at the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works 1865
Visit of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to open the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness. Number of visitors in the engine room of the works

London Metropolitan Main Drainage with Prince of Wales
London Metropolitan Main Drainage : the southern outfall works at Crossness - Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), been shown around. Date: 1865

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

Old Houses in London Street, Dockhead, about 1810, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Old Houses in London Street, Dockhead, about 1810, (c1878). View from Jacobs Island of houses backing onto a water course

London Trade Card - John Hunt, Nightman and Rubbish Carter
London Trade Card - John Hunt, successor to the late Mr Ino. Brook, Nightman and Rubbish Carter, near the Wagon and Horses in Goswell Street, near Mount Mill. 18th century

View Of The Insulated Pipe Taking Waste Water Out To The Sewage Lagoon, Kotzebue, Arctic, Alaska

London Trade Card - William Woodward, Nightman, Carman and Chimney Sweeper, Rubbish Carted, 1 Marylebone Passage, Wells Street, Oxford Market. 18th century

Rome. Cloaca Maxima
Italy. Rome. Cloaca Maxima

Italy. Rome. Cloaca Maxima, it may have been initially constructed around 600 BC under the orders of the king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus. First, the river Tiber

Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1946
Cracks 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

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

Sir Joseph W Bazalgette, 1863. Portrait of the famous civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette who designed the London sewage system, completed in 1875, and the Thames Embankment

Fleet Street, London, 1845. Artist: Frederick Napoleon Shepherd
View of Fleet Street, London, 1845; showing the new common sewer under construction

Fleet River, London, 1851. Artist: John Wykeham Archer
Interior of the Fleet Ditch at the back of Field Lane, London, 1851; showing a man holding a ladder, behind him lies part of a mammals skeleton

Fleet River, London, 1854
Repair of the Fleet sewer, London, 1854

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"Unveiling the Hidden World: Sewage and its Impact on Society" Slums within a kilometer of the Taj Mahal: A stark reminder of the close proximity between beauty and despair, slums nestled just a stone's throw away from one of the world's most iconic monuments serve as a haunting testament to the challenges posed by sewage management. Utility pipes, artwork: Transforming something mundane into artistry, utility pipes crisscross our cities like veins beneath our skin. A peculiar blend of functionality and aesthetics, these often overlooked structures silently carry away our waste while adding an unexpected touch of industrial charm to urban landscapes. Bazalgette, The Thames Embankment, 1867 (litho): In an era when sanitation was far from glamorous or efficient, Sir Joseph Bazalgette emerged as a visionary engineer who revolutionized London's sewage system with his ingenious design for The Thames Embankment in 1867. His legacy continues to shape modern infrastructure worldwide. Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931 (Artist: Ernest Flammarion): Through this poignant artwork captured by Ernest Flammarion in 1931, we catch a glimpse into the arduous lives led by sewer cleaners who risked their well-being to maintain order beneath bustling cities – unsung heroes battling filth and disease for public health. Sewage Works - London First Sewage System Fleet Streets Street: The birthplace of modern sewage treatment systems can be traced back to London's historic Fleet Street where pioneering efforts were made to tackle rampant pollution caused by untreated wastewater flowing through city streets – marking a turning point in public hygiene practices. Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into tunnels under streets of London to unblock sewers with combing method - Date: 1881.