Sanitary Reform of London: the working collection of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, ca. 1785-1969

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Sanitary Reform of London: the working collection of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, ca. 1785-1969

Sanitary Reform of London: the working collection of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, ca. 1785-1969

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The collection documents the history of the sanitary evolution of London from the 1840s to the early twentieth century. Some 4500 separateprinted, typescript, and manuscript items trace the stages by which the drainage and fresh water supply for London was introduced-- in its time perhapsthe greatest feat of urban civil engineering that had ever been undertaken. Materials include maps, engineering designs, the working papers, both publicand private, of the Metropolitan Water Board, legal briefs and numerous pamphlets describing sanitation projects outside London.The heart of the collection is the working library of Sir Joseph Bazalgette (1819-1891), the chief engineer who designed and implemented London'sdrainage and embankment systems. Balzagette's library formed part of the collection at the original Board of Works, which later became theMetropolitan Water Board. The collection documents the early period of urban improvement which laid the basis for healthy life in the modern city.

455 items

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives