Photos show can-do Victorians at work 140 years ago building London’s water network
The hard-working Victorians who first built the reservoirs, pipes and sewers that have kept the rapidly-growing population of London watered and clean ever since the end of the 19th century are revealed in a collection of newly-restored photographs. Impeccably-dressed men are seen wearing full suits as they stand on muddy construction sites and oversee building work … Read more