This morning’s speaker was Mike Hayes who gave a talk on Getting rid of the stink.
Starting back in the 18th century we were told how they coped with the smells of not having a sewage system, through to the Victorians and modern day.
The “great stink” in London in 1858 was when the very hot weather
exacerbated the smell from the sewerage that was flowing in the Thames. All in all a very interesting talk on a subject that we take for granted today.
It is with sadness that we report the death of Ray Framks. He was a member of the society for many years and gave us a great many photographs. He will be sadly missed