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Sewer cathedral hidden London #188607809
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lAbbey Mills pumping station is a much-admired masterÃÂpiece of Victorian public works engiÃÂneering, built in 1865ââ¬â8 and nicknamed ââ¬Ëthe cathedral of sewageââ¬â¢. Designed byàJoseph BazalÃÂgette, the stationââ¬â¢s pumps drew waste water from the drains of north London and sent it down to the filter-beds atàBeckton.ÃÂ