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Sewer aqueduct

Key Words :- sewage

Address :- London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 37329 83852
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.536874 , Long -0.021324
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1862-63 -

Description and History of Site:-
Carrying Northern Outfall Sewer, 1864, across Lee Navigation. Four pipes of 8- or 9-ft diameter made of bolted segments about 3 ft long, supported by rivetted plate girders. Similar bridges at other points on sewer embankment across Stratford Marshes.
Bridge also carries the East London Greenway (cycle/foothpath)


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