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Subterranean London

  • London sewer systemIn the summer of 1858, the River Thames became an open sewer that emitted a smell so foul it paralyzed Parliament. Members of the House of Commons could not…
  • London UndergroundOn the 10th of January 1863, a steam locomotive pulled wooden carriages through a tunnel between Paddington and Farringdon.