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Shifnal's rare Victorian 'stink pipe' given listed status

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"Stink pipe" built in Shifnal, Shropshire, to allow gases produced by sewage to vent out high above ground level. Pipe thought to have been installed after the 1875 Public Health Act. Most pipes from the era were removed or cut in half when they became obsolete.

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Shifnal's rare Victorian 'stink pipe' given listed status

It is remarkable to find one of these sewage ventilation pipes intact, Historic England says.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Rare Victorian 'stink pipe' in Shifnal given special protected status

A rare Victorian 'stink pipe' in Shifnal has been given protected status.

2 years ago·Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Rare Victorian 'stink pipe' in Shifnal given special protected status

The sewer ventilation pipe - or stink pipe - in Shifnal has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England, giving it greater protection and recognition.

2 years ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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