Lemsford Road Stench Pipe.

iBase ID

7802

Title

Lemsford Road Stench Pipe.

Short Title

Lemsford Road Stench Pipe.

Collection

Museum Photography

Sub collection

Victorian Town Trail

Description

Lemsford Road Stench Pipe. St Albans was early to have gas (1824) and electricity but late to have sewers (1884). Until the late 19th century, St Peter's Street had open sewers running down it! Stench pipes enabled sewers to be ventilated. This prevented methane gas from building up and causing explosions and also let air into the sewers so that they flowed freely.

Type of Original

digital photograph

Original Photographer or Artist

St Albans Museums photographer

Period of Original

2000-2009

Neg No.

PX6601

High Resolution File Name

PX6601.jpg

High Resolution CD No

CD 812

Scanned From

4)digital camera

Neg Format

Digital Camera

1)© St Albans Museums

Location in Image

Lemsford Road Stench Pipe, corner of Hatfield Road and Lemsford Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

Compiled By

Amy Cooke

Original File Details

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Uploaded On

2016-02-29 21:57:06

File Name

16653_3.jpg

File Type

Image

File Extension

JPEG

Size

298.00 KB

Height (pixels)

1536 px

Width (pixels)

1151 px

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