Description: (00:00-01:26) Featuring photographs from mid-late 19th century combined with narration, the film tells of early developments in the London sewage system.
(01:26) The presenter stands outside of the Shad Thames pumping station and informs about its history. Inside the pumping station we see workers and machinery and the mechanism is explained. (03:25) Interview with Industrial Archaeologist Robert Carr. More footage of various parts of the machinery and explanation of their workings. (06:26) Interview with a representative from Thames Water Authority.
Credits: Geoff Meade (Presenter)
Cast: Dr Robert Carr, Industrial archaeologist; Jack Ormiston, Thames Water Authority.
Keywords: Rivers; Engineering; Sewers
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Comments
A young lad (me) stepped in and saved it for preservation. I still have it in my shed hete in Norfolk!
It is the only one now surviving as a complete example.
Please feel free to contact me for more information