You've probably already heard of Fleet Street, as it happens to be the home of a certain notable "demon barber," but did you know the street is named for something equally as dark—namely a polluted, underground river?
The Fleet wasn't always so filthy, though. In London's early days, it was a sparkling source of clean water for the fledgling city. Unfortunately, as the city began attracting industrial services such as butchers, tanners and mills, the businesses needed a place to dump their waste. The... READ ON