Tag Archives: water borne disease

Talk: Sir Joseph Bazalgette & the Great Stink of London

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Morturn

Throughout human history, the number one cause of death has been contaminated water Continue reading →

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Lichfield Civic Society Talk – The Story of clean water in the industrial Revolution

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Morturn

For most of us, running a tap to pour clean drinking water is nothing special. We take it for granted. Drinking water and effective sanitation now form part of the fabric of modern day Britain. However this has not always … Continue reading →

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Where Are the Graves – Bilston Cholera Epidemic

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Morturn

The Bilston Cholera Epidemic had been covered in the narrative of the book, Wildfire Through Staffordshire with an accompanying poem. Ian had also written an article on the subject, with accompanying photographs of Sandfields Pumping Station for the Black Country … Continue reading →

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Ian Henery, Walsall’s own Poet Laureate

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Morturn

The waterworks at Sandfields has preserved the integrity of men and places, it has nurtured advance minds and has sheltered the very ordinary people of the Back Country who drove our industrial revolution. Much of its distinctive life and tradition … Continue reading →

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