Stephen Halliday is a lecturer, broadcaster and writer with a particular interest in the history of London. His books include From Underground to Everywhere, Journey to Crossrail, and From 221b Baker Street to the Old Curiosity Shop.
An extraordinary history
*Peter Ackroyd*
A lively account of (Bazalgette’s) magnificent achievements. . .
graphically illustrated
*Hermione Hobhouse*
Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca,
crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who
savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly
illustrated
*Ruth Rendell*
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