Great British Landmark Fixers: London Sewers/Tideway
How Joseph Bazalgette’s incredible Victorian London sewer system in is getting a 21st century upgrade. Huge machines bore a network of tunnels linking Bazalgette’s old sewer network to the Tideway Super-Sewer – a series of gigantic tunnels running for 25 kilometres alongside the River Thames. But while the work progresses, the sewage keeps on coming.
Remarkable feats of British engineering require remarkable levels of maintenance and repairs to keep them in their grandiose state.
With incredible levels of access to some key restoration and maintenance projects on some of Britain’s most well-known buildings and structures, this series shows the detailed knowledge, craftsmanship and engineering ingenuity that is necessary to keep these important British monuments standing.
Season 1 Episode 6
Runtime: 60 minutes
Time: 20:00
Airdate: 27 Dec 2021
Network: Yesterday