Sir Joseph William Bazalgette,1819 –1891

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette, CB (/ˈbæzəldʒɛt/; 28 March 1819 – 15 March 1891) was a 19th-century English civil engineer. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works his major achievement was the creation (in response to the Great Stinkof 1858) of a sewer network for central London which was instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics, while beginning the cleansing of the River Thames.^[1]

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• 1 Early life
• 2 Sewer works
• 3 Private life
• 4 Awards and memorials
• 5 Other works
• 6 Notable descendants
• 7 References
• 8 Further reading
• 9 External links

The old Abbey Mills Pumping Station

Interior of the Octagon at Crossness Pumping Station showing its elaborate decorative ironwork

Drainage reports by Bazalgette in theInstitution of Civil Engineers' archives

Sir Joseph Bazalgette, CB
Born	Joseph William Bazalgette 28 March 1819 Clay Hill, Enfield, London, England
Died	15 March 1891 (aged 71) Wimbledon, London, England
Occupation	Civil engineer