Please tell me I don't have to look for stink poles as part of the developing Bath Archaeological Strategy Graham!
:-)
Bob
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From: Graham Fairclough
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Sewer vent poles
They must have been extemely common in urban areas, especially large cities but even little St Albans seems to have at least one. Just look for them.
Graham Fairclough
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:57:29 +0000
From: Michael Trueman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Stink poles
In my MPP work on the Sewage industry and the Gas industry, I have encountered
information about 'sewer vents' (which I presume are the same thing). I am aware
of about 20 documented in Surrey and 1 in Cheshire. I believe there were (and
probably are) many more. If you include lamps lit by sewer gas and 'Sewer Gas
Eliminators', there are many many more examples (some listed, especially in
Sheffield).
Michael Trueman
"Lee, Edmund" wrote:
> Forwarded to smr forum for interest. Please comment to the original sender.
> Possibly a candidate term?
>
> Edmund Lee
>
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> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 18 January 2001 15:08
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> Subject: stink poles
>
> Hope this doesn't sound too strange, but do any other authorities out there
> (metropolitan/borough/county) have what we here in Sutton call "stink
> poles". Would have been built late in 19th century probably and used to vent
> sewers. May have arrows on them and crowns - as tall as a telephone poll.
> We're trying to get a feel for how common/uncommon they are.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Kath
>
> Kath Shawcross
> Borough Archivist and Local Studies Manager
> London Borough of Sutton
> 020-8770 4745
> 020-8770 4777 FAX
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> www.sutton.gov.uk/lfl/heritage
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