46 min
Lav Affair - The History of Sewage Podcast. Extraordinary Stories of Britain
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- History
The story of sewage: from the Romans taxing urine, to York's Bog on the Bridge; from Henry VIII's Groom of the Stool, to pure finders selling dog faeces. Hear about the life of a Gong Farmer, and how a lav affair with toilets lead to the Great Stink, which brought London's mighty Thames to a standstill.
The story of sewage: from the Romans taxing urine, to York's Bog on the Bridge; from Henry VIII's Groom of the Stool, to pure finders selling dog faeces. Hear about the life of a Gong Farmer, and how a lav affair with toilets lead to the Great Stink, which brought London's mighty Thames to a standstill.
46 min