Nicknamed cathedral of the marshes after the adjacent Erith Marshes, this magnificent building features spectacular ornamental cast ironwork.

The exterior originally had a giant humbug-striped chimney, and its doorways were modeled after Norman cathedrals.

The ornate interior of Crossness Pumping Station in London.

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Bazalgette also built three huge embankments along the shores of the Thames inside which ran the sewer lines.

The interior of Crossness Pumping Station.

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