Sir Joseph Bazalgette, CB.
Engineer of the London main drainage system and of this embankment.
Born 1819 Died 1891.
{Above the bust:}
Flumini vincula posvit
{He put the river in chains}
Bronze 1899
WC2, Victoria Embankment
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph Bazalgette
Civil engineer. Born in Enfield. Â As chief engineer of the Metropolitan Board...
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Sir Joseph Bazalgette
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