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To transport water and sewage easily and efficently

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  1. To improve the health and safety of the citizens
  2. To reduce the threat of disease
  3. To improve the London environment.
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Q: Why were the London Sewers built?
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Why was the Great sewers built?

The sewers of London were built because at the time London was a stinking place were people were dying of preventable diseases. The father of modern railways talked the government into financing the building of sewers to remove the sewerage building up on the streets. As a bonus though when the sewers went in the scale of disease in ordinary Londoners dropped very quickly. No sewerage, no rats, no smell, no worries


When was the first sewer built in London?

The first sewers were built by the Romans who built London, or Londium as they named it, they were very ahead of their time as far as sewage, central heating etc was concerned. Some of the sewers still in use, follow the same route as the Romans


Why were sewers built in rome?

The Romans built sewers for the reasons one builds sewers: to channel and dispose of waste and for hygiene.


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In the sewers


What is the lifespan of a sewerage system?

Most of the sewers in central London were built in Victorian times so they are at least 100 years old.


When were the Victorian sewers built?

in 1840


How did London England fix the sanitation problem?

From as early as 1535 there were efforts to stop pollution of the Thames, but by 1866 most of London was connected to a sewer system. The bad water from old sewers and underground rivers was intercepted and diverted along new low level sewers built behind embankments on the riverfront and taken to new treatment works.


What are kraang in ninja turtles?

slime monsters that lives in the sewers of london


What did Joseph Bazalgette build except the sewers?

He redesigned a lot of London.


Who built sewers in Britain?

The Romans built some of the earliest and effective sewers in Britain The link shown below has some very good information


Why the Tower of London was built?

To defend London, was built by William the Conqueror It was built as his home in London.


What rock was London built on?

London is built on clay, not on a rock.