As Chief Engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation of a sewerage system for central London, in response to the Great Stink of 1858, which was instrumental in relieving the city of cholera epidemics, while beginning to …

Few people have done more to change the River Thames, or London, than Joseph Bazalgette. But his designs certainly weren't perfect. In 1878, the Princess Alice, a steamboat carrying day-trippers along the Thames, crashed into a coal-carrying ship …

Apr 22, 2024 · Sir Joseph Bazalgette was a British civil engineer who designed London’s sewer system, significantly reducing cholera and cleaning the Thames, following the Great Stink of 1858. He also designed Hammersmith Bridge.

Jul 24, 2020 · If you stroll down the River Thames in central London and look almost directly south from the Embankment tube station, you’ll see a monument to Sir Joseph Bazalgette ‘engineer of the London main drainage system and of this embankment.’

By 1866 most of London was connected to a sewer network devised by Bazalgette. He saw to it that the flow of foul water from old sewers and underground rivers was intercepted, and diverted along...

May 11, 2023 · This blog post delves into the life, career, and legacy of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, a visionary engineer who, during the Victorian era, transformed London’s sanitation system, combating disease, improving public health, and paving the way for the city’s future growth.

Became ICE president in 1884. Designed the River Thames embankments. Sir Joseph William Bazalgette was a civil engineer in the 19 th century who built London’s first sewer system (still in use today), which helped to wipe out cholera in the capital.

Mar 28, 2022 · As chief engineer of London ‘s Metropolitan Board of Works Bazalgette ‘s major achievement was the creation in response to the Great Stink of 1858 of a sewer network for central London which was instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics, while beginning the cleansing of the River Thames.

Apr 6, 2019 · Bazalgette was a brilliant engineer, who started his career working on various railway projects. He was responsible not only for the London Sewer System but also for the Thames Embankment, and numerous major roads in London such as Shaftesbury Avenue and Northumberland Avenue.

Jan 12, 2025 · The River Thames, London’s lifeblood, had become an open sewer. Untreated human waste, industrial byproducts, and slaughterhouse refuse poured into the river daily. Yet despite its importance as a source of drinking water, the Thames became a putrid cesspool. ... Joseph Bazalgette and the Birth of Modern Sanitation Portrait of Sir Joseph ...