Making Cholera history in the Black Country

How Victorian engineers eliminated Cholera epidemics by making clean water available to the Black Country from Lichfield.  The story of the South Staffordshire Water Company and the Sandfields Pumping Station https://lichfieldwaterworkstrust.com/

Keywords: Black Country, Lichfield, Cholera, Health

Presented by:

Graham Fisher

Directed by:

Andy Partington

Produced by:

Swift Media

Featuring:

David Moore

Thanks to:

Lichfield Waterworks Trust

Recorded By:

Andy Partington

Producer:

Andy Partington

Images Kindly Supplied by:

David Moore, South Staffs Water, Wellcome Trust, Wolverhampton City Council, www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk, www.victorianweb.org

Run Time:

29.21

Copyright Date:

2019

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