The London sewer system is part of the water infrastructure serving London, England. The modern system was developed during the late 19th century, and...

the busiest city airport system in the world. The London Underground is the oldest rapid transit system in the world. London's diverse cultures encompass...

Railways connecting London to the rest of Britain, as well as the London Underground, were built, as were roads, a modern sewer system and many famous sites...

Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components...

as a culverted sewer since the development of Joseph Bazalgette's London sewer system in the mid-19th century with the water being treated at Beckton Sewage...

"London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London since...

Greater London originally had a two-tier system of local government, with the Greater London Council (GLC) sharing power with the City of London Corporation...

Moorgate. The Sandander Cycles and Beryl bike sharing systems operate in the City of London. One London River Services pier is on the Thames in the city,...

Sewer is a major sewer taking sewage from the southern area of central London to Crossness in south-east London. Flows from three interceptory sewers...

The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952, was a severe air pollution event that affected London, England, in December 1952. A period of unusually...

The Metropolitan Commission of Sewers was one of London's first steps towards bringing its sewer and drainage infrastructure under the control of a single...

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) is a condition in which untreated sewage is discharged from a sanitary sewer into the environment prior to reaching sewage...

celebrations in London were short-lived, being overshadowed by bombings on London's transport system less than 24 hours after the announcement. The London Organising...

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames...

Guildhall is a municipal building in the Moorgate area of the City of London, England. It is off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw...

explosives and 50,000 incendiaries from 120 bombers in a five-hour attack. Sewer, rail, docklands, and electric installations were damaged. In Sunderland...

discussions to improve London's emergency communications system. For most of the day, central London's public transport system was largely out of service...

The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, gutting the...

consent for the MBW to construct a large system of sewers. The engineer put in charge of building the new system was Joseph Bazalgette. In what was one...

Bazalgette's improved London sewer system. 1 December: The recently formed Odontological Society of London opens the Dental Hospital of London. The Metropolitan...

Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London to the Corporation. A separate Commission of Sewers was created for the City of London after the Great Fire...

Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following...

The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general...

history of London lasted from the 7th to the 11th centuries. Romano-British Londinium had been abandoned in the late 5th century, although the London Wall remained...

Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a fluted Doric column in London, England, situated near the northern end of London Bridge...

The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor...

improvements were made: streets were widened, pavements were created, open sewers abolished, wooden buildings and overhanging gables forbidden, and the design...

problem had been mounting for some years, with an ageing and inadequate sewer system that emptied directly into the Thames. The miasma from the effluent was...

mid-to-late 1960s, emphasising modernity and fun-loving hedonism, with Swinging London denoted as its centre. It saw a flourishing in art, music and fashion, and...

Roddy who ends up being flushed down a family's toilet into the London sewer system. Flushed Away co-starred Kate Winslet and Ian McKellen (Jackman's...