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By James Dawkins
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WEST KENT DRAINAGE SCHEME.
The members of the West Kent Main Sewerage Board on Thursday invited the parochial authorities of Bromley, Beckenham, Bexley, Crayford, Chislehurst, Dartford, and the parishes in the valley of the Cray to an official inspection of the works now in progress at Halfway-street, Eltham. The parishes named have long suffered from want of effective drainage and the means of disposing of their sewerage.
The West Kent Main Drainage Scheme was designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, and consists of a sewer 9 miles in length from Beckenham to an outfall in Dartford Marshes, Long Reach, 7 miles below the northern and southern outfalls. It is proposed by Sir J. Bazalgette that the main sewer should be continued from Beckenham westward by Croydon, Mitcham, Merton and Kingston and it will form the out fall for all the towns in the Thames valley. The contract drawings were prepared by Mr Alfred Williams and entreated to Messes John Neave and Son, the contractors. The cost is estimated at £150,000, the time allowed for the completion of the work being two years and a half.
There were on Thursday 8 shafts at work, 4 others being in the course of sinking to the level of the sewer, which is from 40 to 50 feet deep. An important feature of the work is that the sew
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Really this post should be in its own category called “Way way way off the tourist track” because even for an enthusiastic and experienced London tourist, this one was a push. This is not just because it is bloody miles from anywhere. I took me fully four hours to get there and back, including 45 minutes on a bus each way, trundling through some of southeast London’s least picturesque industrial estates. No, it’s not just the location that’s challenging. The subject matter is also a bit of a stretch. There’s no getting around it - a sewage pumping station is always going to be a tough sell to your average tourist. However, if you’re going to spend the better part of a humid Sunday navigating your way to any sewage pumping station, surely Crossness must be at the top of the list of options. (Also, I think by this point it’s fair to say I am by no means an average tourist.)
To fully appreciate the wonder and glory of Crossness Pumping Stationwe need a bit of historical background. This time, back to the summer of 1858. (Though Astute Go Stay Work Play readers will recall I’ve actually touched on this topicbefore.) By this time waste management in London had pro