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Photos: Broadband in London's Victorian sewers
You won't believe where they've laid a cable...

By Steve Ranger

Published: Tuesday 22 July 2008

This sewer is a masterpiece of Victorian engineering - part of a giant project aimed at reducing the foul smells in the city and reducing the incidence of cholera - as reflected by this plaque. It still performs a vital role today.

Photo credit: Steve Ranger