Sublimated Sewage Station: The Engine House At Abbey Mills

Sublimated Sewage Station: The Engine House at Abbey Mills', circa 1935. Abbey Mills Pumping Station, in Stratford, East London, nicknamed the 'Cathedral of Sewage' for its ornate design, was built in the 1860s as part of Joseph Bazalgette's public water mains network for London. From 'Wonderful London, Volume 3', edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, circa 1935]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)