Stench pipe in Lady Betty Road
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Stench pipe in Lady Betty Road by Evelyn Simak as part of the Geograph project.
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Stench pipe in Lady Betty Road
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 30 Oct 2019
It bears the Norwich City crest > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6309834 on one side and the maker's name (Woodrow & Co, London) > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6309836 on the other. AC Woodrow & Co specialised in cast-iron castings and are one of the most commonly seen names on manhole covers and other street ironware. The business was started in Holborn, London, but later moved out to Kent. 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 road is named after Lady Elizabeth Constance Mary Bertie, known as Betty, the wife of Sigismund Trafford who was one of the twelve children of Edward Southwell Trafford and his wife the Honourable Eleanor Mary Petre.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.615765
Longitude
1.289412