Sewer Collection (page 3)

What is under the pave of London (Great Britain): Gas pipe, water pipe
XEE4192081 What is under the pave of London (Great Britain): Gas pipe, water pipe, pneumatic tube for waste, drains, tunnel and rail line for metropolitan areas. Engraving in " La Nature

Les egouts de Paris: bend of the pipe near the Saint Michel bridge (Saint-Michel)
XEE4145893 Les egouts de Paris: bend of the pipe near the Saint Michel bridge (Saint-Michel), place du Chatelet - Engraving In " Le Monde Illustre"

New Thames Wharf Section in London, England indicating: 1
XEE4180150 New Thames Wharf Section in London, England indicating: 1. The upper underground route for water and gas pipes and telegraph wires; 2. Cylindrical sewer; 3. Metropolitan railway; 4

Cross-section of the ground under a rue de Paris in 1852
XEE4162614 Cross-section of the ground under a rue de Paris in 1852: geological composition and locations of drains and water and gas pipes. Eds engraving

View from the mouth of the Cloaca Maxima, 6th century BC (photography)
LRI4639170 View from the mouth of the Cloaca Maxima, 6th century BC (photography) by Roman, (6th century BC); Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Ancient Rome)

The Water that John Drinks (engraving)
609218 The Water that John Drinks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Water that John Drinks; from Punch)

The Rat-Catchers of the Sewers, from the daguerreotype by Richard Beard
STC421746 The Rat-Catchers of the Sewers, from the daguerreotype by Richard Beard, illustration from London Labour and London Poor by Henry Mayhew, pub

Flushing the sewers, partly from the daguerreotype by Richard Beard
STC421744 Flushing the sewers, partly from the daguerreotype by Richard Beard and partly from a sketch kindly lent by Mr. Whiting, illustration from London Labour and London Poor by Henry Mayhew

Diagram of the Mode of Cleansing Cesspools by Pump and Hose
STC421742 Diagram of the Mode of Cleansing Cesspools by Pump and Hose, illustration from London Labour and London Poor by Henry Mayhew, pub

Bahr el Khabeer or the Great Sea Rock-cut cistern under the site of Solomons Temple
PEF316712 Bahr el Khabeer or the Great Sea Rock-cut cistern under the site of Solomons Temple, 1870 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Palestine Exploration Fund, London

First report on the Street Orderly System in the City of London (engraving)
560292 First report on the Street Orderly System in the City of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Great Storm of Saturday Last (engraving)
1617254 The Great Storm of Saturday Last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Storm of Saturday Last)

Excursion in the sewers of Paris in 1872
XEE4412061 Excursion in the sewers of Paris in 1872. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excursion in the sewers of Paris in 1872.); Stefano Bianchetti; out of copyright

Les egouts de Paris: la grande chambre et les ateliers de forge pont Notre Dame
XEE4145891 Les egouts de Paris: la grande chambre et les ateliers de forge pont Notre Dame (Notre-Dame) - Engraving In " Le Monde Illustre"

Transformations of Paris under the Second Empire, Haussmann Paris
XEE4137570 Transformations of Paris under the Second Empire, Haussmann Paris. Construction of the sewer collector, 1858: the gachage

Indus Valley Civilization: view of the sewer system and the buddhist stupa (2500-2000 BC)
LRI4733753 Indus Valley Civilization: view of the sewer system and the buddhist stupa (2500-2000 BC) by Harappan; Mohenjo-Daro, Sindh Province

Sewer (engraving)
977901 Sewer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sewer.); © Look and Learn

Men working in the W. 129th Street sewer, New York, c. 1911 (b / w photo)
1078796 Men working in the W. 129th Street sewer, New York, c.1911 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

View inside the W. 129th Street sewer, New York, c. 1911 (b / w photo)
1078794 View inside the W. 129th Street sewer, New York, c.1911 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Fleet Street Sewer (engraving)
1101459 The Fleet Street Sewer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fleet Street Sewer)

Esther
Carine Belzon

Urban Detuning
Luís Filipe Pessoa Neto

Cannair Moodie Ltd employees working on a seven mile tunnel under Coventry city centre. 17th March 1970

Cannair Moodie Ltd employees Charlie Rodgers from Arranmore (left) and James McGee from Falcarragh working on a seven mile tunnel under Coventry city centre. 17th March 1970

Kingston Council workers seen here repairing a manhole. January 1939

War on the rats. The rat war is now in full swing and to date over half a million rats
War on the rats.The rat war is now in full swing and to date over half a million rats have been killed since the campaign started in November

The man who wants to put the hundreds of miles of Londons sewers on the map as an attraction to Londoners went below at Clampham North station and took a tour of inspection. He was Mr

View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome, 1814. Creator: CW Eckersberg
View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome, 1814

Roman Wall, Bread-Street-Hill, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Roman Wall, Bread-Street-Hill, 1844. Roman remains found in the City of London during the digging of sewers. Here we see...a portion of one of the more massive walls

Old house in Clerkenwell, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Old house in Clerkenwell, 1844. Building in...West-street, formerly called Chick-lane [in London], at which point New Farringdon-street now terminates; it is reputed to have been built 300 years ago

Antiquities found near the Post Office, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Antiquities found near the Post Office, 1844. Masonry...discovered while making a sewer near the General Post-Office [in London], on the former site of the church of St

The Fleet-Street sewer, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Fleet-Street sewer, 1845. Underground waste system in London. It appears that although Sewers have been constructed in London for upwards of four centuries

Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Workers improving the underground waste system in London, with Temple Bar in the distance....the difficulty of keeping open the traffic

Cloaca Maxima, by 1858. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Cloaca Maxima, by 1858

Construction of the Southern High Level Sewer, London 1861
Construction of the invert for the Southern High Level Sewer, London. Date: 1861

Penstock Chamber at Old Ford, London 1861
Interior of the Penstock Chamber in the sewers at Old Ford, London, 1861. Penstock chambers usually have large, moveable watertight doors and are used to control the flow of material in drains

London - Embankment - 1867
A section of the Thames Embankment, showing; 1. subway, 2. low level sewer, 3. Metropolitan and District Railway and 4. Pneumatic Railway. Date: 1867

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

The Sewer, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel
The Sewer, 1870s

Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. The River Westbourne, tributary of the River Thames carried pure drinking water into the City of London, in the 19th century, the water became impure and was culverted

Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). 19th-century civil engineering project primarily designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette of a low level interceptor sewer

Back of the Red Lion, from the Fleet, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Back of the Red Lion, from the Fleet, (c1872). View of the Old Red Lion Tavern in Chick Lane, and the Fleet Ditch, West Smithfield, London

The Fleet Ditch, from the Red Lion. (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Fleet Ditch, from the Red Lion. (c1872). View of the Old Red Lion Tavern in Chick Lane, and the Fleet Ditch, West Smithfield, London

Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1946
Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, Woolwich, London, 1946. View of the underground reservoir showing war damage in the form of large cracks in the cieling arches

Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938. Struts supporting a collapsing arch, with part of the roof missing

Building the sewer at Stratford High Street, West Ham, London, 1905. View of the construction of the sewer, with men standing watching in the background

Inside of a sewer, London, 1939. Interior of a sewer showing storm relief gates and a man standing on the walkway

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"Unveiling the Hidden World Beneath: Exploring Sewers from Jerusalem to London" From the ancient streets of Israel's Jerusalem, where the Via Dolorosa intertwines with the Arch of Ecce Homo, to the bustling cityscape of London's Thames Embankment designed by Bazalgette in 1867, sewers have silently played a vital role in our daily lives. Like a mischievous Milky Monkey swinging through utility pipes turned artwork, these underground networks have been witness to tales both extraordinary and mundane. Just as Ernest Flammarion captured Parisian sewer cleaners diligently at work in 1931, we too must acknowledge their tireless efforts that keep our cities clean. In Jean de La Fontaine's fable "The Rat that Withdrew from the World, " we find parallels between its protagonist seeking solace underground and those who venture into labyrinthine tunnels beneath London's streets. Clad in heavy oilskin protective clothing reminiscent of textile mountains, these brave men comb through blockages dating back to 1881. Amidst this subterranean world lies an unexpected juxtaposition - a woman sewing amidst it all. Her needle dances delicately as she mends fabrics aboveground while others delve deep below for different purposes altogether. As we reflect on historical milestones like Fleet Street Sewer's construction in 1845 or ongoing works across London today, let us appreciate how far we've come since Joseph Bazalgette revolutionized urban sanitation. These once-forgotten spaces now serve as conduits for progress and cleanliness. So next time you stroll along Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa or gaze upon London's iconic Embankment lithograph from 1867, spare a thought for those hidden heroes navigating this intricate underworld. The sewers may remain unseen but their impact resonates throughout history – reminding us that even beneath our feet lies an essential part of civilization’s tapestry.