London's Lost "Stink Pipe" Tunnels | 16,000 Miles of Tunnel Explained

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Chapters:
00:00 - London’s Nasty History of Sewage Problems
02:03 - Why 19th Century wastewater was so dangerous
03:49 - When Dr. John Snow realized that germs were spread through the water
05:16 - The Great Stink of 1858
06:59 - How London built their waste drainage system
08:57 - London’s Pumping Stations - “Cathedrals of Sewage”
10:45 - London’s Stink Pipes
12:01 - How London’s Sewerage system saved the city
12:57 - Issues with the London Sewer systems downstream
14:16 - The abandonment of London’s historic pumping stations
15:22 - What remains of London’s Stink Pipes?
16:23 - Modern additions to London sewer tunnels


IT’S HISTORY - Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.

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