Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . howsof the metropolis, weseldom think of it; un-less, indeed, when pass-ing through the streetswe at times come acrossan open sewer that hasbeen laid bare for re-pairs or some other pur-pose ; or when we seean artisan at work inrepairing a breach in atelegraph wire, whenthe fibrous substancewhich forms the meansof transmitting the elec-trical communication islying gathered up incoils from its receptaclebeneath the sewage, the gas andwater supply, and tlieelectric telegraph, then,are the matters which weh
Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . howsof the metropolis, weseldom think of it; un-less, indeed, when pass-ing through the streetswe at times come acrossan open sewer that hasbeen laid bare for re-pairs or some other pur-pose ; or when we seean artisan at work inrepairing a breach in atelegraph wire, whenthe fibrous substancewhich forms the meansof transmitting the elec-trical communication islying gathered up incoils from its receptaclebeneath the sewage, the gas andwater supply, and tlieelectric telegraph, then,are the matters which wehave to consider in thepresent chapter. The Fleet Ditch, ofwhich we have givenan account in a pre-vious volume, was forcenturies the principalchannel for conveyingthe sewage of the me-tropolis into commencement wasfrom springs on the southern slopes of the ridge of Hampstead andHighgate Hills; and in its course towards theThames at Blackfriars it received the drainage ofparts of Hampstead and Highgate, of all KentishTown, Camden Town, and Somers Town, of parts. INTERIOR OF SUBWAY, HOLBORN VIADUCT.{From Mr. Hayiuoods Report.) Underground London] DRAINS AND SE\VP:RS OF THE METROPOLIS. 235
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