John Rowland wrote:
Hi all,

There is a programme on Channel 5 on Friday (a week today) about
Bazalgette, who I believe was responsible for the Embankment, so I
would imagine that there will be some info about the construction of
the Metropolitan District Railway as well.

Sir Joseph Bazalgette built the Embankment as a way of routing his new
sewers through London towards the sea. This left room for the District
Railway, but he was not involved in its construction AFAIK, and there is
little in the programme about it.

However, the programme is very good. (I've seen it before.) "Documentary
profile of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the man who designed the pioneering sewage
system that helped end the cholera and typhoid outbreaks in Victorian
London. Presented by television producer Peter Bazalgette, the civil
engineer's great-great-grandson." - who keeps referring to his
great-great-grandfather as "Sir Joe". Friday 15 Aug, 20:00, on five.
--
Richard J.
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