EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 1H 24M
The Great Stink of 1858
from Ill-Equipped History · host illequippedhistory
Emileigh and Morgan endure the crappiest story to date where the Thames had turned into an open sewer and Cholera ran wild. In this episode, they discuss how it got that bad and what was done to stop it. Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/ Join our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory Email us! [email protected] Check us out on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo Find us on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory Donate to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory Sources https://www.historyhit.com/how-victorian-london-became-known-as-the-monster-city/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLpzHHbFrHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jlsyucUwpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NVT6iZP2qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cba7di0eL8I https://heritagecalling.com/2019/03/28/the-story-of-londons-sewer-system/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink#:~:text=The%20smell%20was%20very%20bad,and%20carbolic%20acid%20into%20the https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/how-bazalgette-built-londons-first-super-sewer/ https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/great-stink-of-1858/
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