And perhaps the most forgotten heroes of Victorian London…
Were the people who battled this filth every single day.
Not the politicians in Parliament…
Not the wealthy industrialists…
But the laborers beneath the streets.
Men descended into dark tunnels before sunrise…
Armed with lanterns, shovels, and iron tools.
They repaired cracked sewer walls…
Cleared blockages by hand…
And crawled through passages thick with mud, waste, and toxic air.
It was filthy work.
Dangerous work.
And ofte