The Sheringham Independent February 2021
STINK PIPES North Norfolk U3A
The Local History Group of the North Norfolk U3A has had to postpone its programme of visits and talks because of the current restrictions. To keep the group active, we hold meetings on Zoom and discuss topics raised by members. Two members, Georgina and Freddie Stening while taking their daily walks noticed some unusual street furniture which they investigated and identified as Victorian Stink Pipes, and this has proved to be an interesting topic.
These pipes are part of the sewage system beneath our feet and their history dates back to the ‘Great Stink’ of London in July and August 1858 when a spell of hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent along 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, causing not only noxious odours but severe, sometimes fatal illnesses including cholera.
The stink across London was so bad that Parliament felt that it could no longer carry out its business in Westminster and relocated to Oxfordshire. Continued on page 4...
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