Joseph Bazalgette

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette, CB (28 March 1819 – 15 March 1891) was a 19th-century English civil engineer. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works his 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.

Personal facts

Joseph Bazalgette
Birth dateMarch 28, 1819
Birth place
Clay Hill London , Clay Hill Enfield
Date of deathMarch 15, 1891
Place of death
Wimbledon London
Resting place
St Mary's Church Wimbledon
Known for
London sewerage system

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External resources

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20090827023055/http:/www.newcomen.com/excerpts/bazalgette.htm
  2. http://www.bazalgette.com
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bazalgette_joseph.shtml
  4. http://www.crossness.org.uk
  5. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026802.000
  6. http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/1859map/battersea_bridge_a.html