LONDON SEWERS

This image shows the interior of the Crossness pumping station which lies on the southern bank of the Thames at Woolwich. The lavish cast-iron work and brilliant paint system was one of the reasons why these pumping stations were known as "The Great Cathedrals of Sewage."

LONDON SEWERS

This image shows the interior of the Crossness pumping station which lies on the southern bank of the Thames at Woolwich. The lavish cast-iron work and brilliant paint system was one of the reasons why these pumping stations were known as "The Great Cathedrals of Sewage."