Taming the Thames – The place that plugged London's Great Stink

How Joseph Bazalgette flushed the capital into the modern age

Geek's Guide to Britain At various times in the history of the UK, there's been a massive stink at Westminster, accompanied by demands that "something must be done". We'll be stumbling through the demands for PR after this year's election for a while yet, but spare a thought for the politicians of 1858 who had to endure The Great Stink."