Metropolitan Board of Works

The transcript discusses the challenges and efforts of a chief engineer in transforming London's infrastructure, focusing on roads, lighting, tunnels, bridges, and sewers. Despite facing bureaucratic and financial hurdles, as well as public opposition, the engineer pursued a realistic scheme to address the city's needs. The project, which became the largest civil engineering endeavor of its time, required permission that was only granted after the Great Stink of 1858.

What was the significance of the sewer project in the context of civil engineering at that time?

When did the chief engineer receive permission to proceed with the sewer project?