Stench pipe by the junction of Surrey Street and All Saints Green
Introduction
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Stench pipe by the junction of Surrey Street and All Saints Green
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 29 May 2019
Stench or stink pipes are always made from cast iron and usually painted grey or green and look similar to street lamps at ground level but tend to be noticeably higher and wider. They are also hollow and commonly have a wire balloon on top. The purpose of these pipes is to vent gas from the underground sewers, releasing it high above street level so as not to offend delicate noses. The building seen in the background is Thomas Ivory House. Formerly a terrace of four town houses, now converted into flats and offices, this Grade 2 listed terrace was built in about 1766 by the architect Thomas Ivory. The paired entrance doors feature a square-column portico and steps up with turned balustrading. Sir JE Smith (1759-1828) once lived here. He was the founder and first president of both the Linnaean Society of London in 1788 and the Norwich Museum in 1825. A plaque > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6167687 on the building commemorates him.
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Image Location
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52.624083
Longitude
1.294322