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How London’s Great Stink Heralded A Wonder Of The Industrial World
The Influence Of Bazalgette On London’s Sanitation - Bazalgette’s Victorian sewers were the solution to London’s Great Stink. Find out how flushing toilets and cholera contributed to this revolutionary design.Continue reading→
Review Your Recent London Drainage Facilities Service via Reviews.co.uk
Have you recently had a service carried out by London Drainage Facilities? You can now leave feedback on how we did via our our Reviews.co.uk page. Your feedback will help us greatly improve our offerings and helps other customers make the right decision.Continue reading→
The Sunken Treasures of a Paris Canal
Mysterious Objects Emerge From Paris Canal - The Parisian Canal Saint-Martin is being dredged for the first time in 15 years. The list of objects found so far is both long and bizarre.Continue reading→
Storm Frank: What’s In a Name?
The Met Office has recently brought in a naming strategy for storms in order to raise public awareness about extreme weather events. You can’t fail to have noticed the atrocious weather that has dominated the headlines over the Christmas period.Continue reading→
Drain Cleaning Machines Buyers Guide
Which drain cleaning machine is right for you? It's important to keep your drains clean and blockage free. With your own machine, it’s a simple process.Continue reading→
An End To Puddles? Bizarre Thirsty Concrete Can Suck Up Hundreds Of Gallons Of Water In A Minute!
Specially designed permeable concrete allows water to flow down safely into the ground beneath providing a possible solution to flash flooding. An enhanced type of concrete has been revealed which appears to make hundreds of gallons of water disappear before your very eyes. No, this is not an elaborate magic trick or some sort of an illusion, but a specially designed product which can absorb up to 880 gallons of water in 60 seconds.Continue reading→
Westminster Abbey Lavatory Block Gives Way To Medieval Burial Find
A haul of bones have been found beneath a Westminster lavatory. Who are these people and why are they buried here?Continue reading→
VIDEO: Can A Rat Navigate Its Way Through Your Toilet System?
Horrifying Demonstration Of A Rats Journey Into Your Home! Watch this National Geographic video which details how easily rats can enter your home by using the pipes to your toilet as an entry point.Continue reading→
Report Says 24,000 Homes in London are at Risk of River Flooding
Tens of thousands of properties are at a high risk or medium risk of flooding, as the effects of climate change lead to wetter winters. The thought of a flooding crisis conjures up horrible images - ruined houses, temporarily homeless residents, streets gushing with dark, murky water - a disastrous situation which has led authorities to implement increased flooding prevention controls in recent years. Continue reading→
Dulwich Flood Alleviation Scheme Launches
Home and business owners in Dulwich and Herne Hill can breathe a sigh of relief, as they will now be a lot safer from the risk of flood damage. The £4.2 million scheme has been put in place to protect them from both surface and sewer flooding, which affected the area in 1984, 2004 and 2007.Continue reading→