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Broad Street Pump

 
 
Broad Street Pump Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017
1. Broad Street Pump Marker
Inscription.
The Red Granite kerbstone
marks the site of the historic
BROAD STREET PUMP
associated with Dr. John Snow's
discovery in 1854
that Cholera is conveyed by water

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
 
Location. 51° 30.798′ N, 0° 8.201′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. Marker is at the intersection of Broadwick Street and Lexington Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadwick Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39 Broadwick Street, City of Westminster, England W1F 9QJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dr. John Snow (here, next to this marker); Charles Bridgeman (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Haydn (within shouting distance of this marker); Canaletto (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); White Horse (about 120 meters away); Don Arden and “Small Faces” (about 150 meters away); Percy Bysshe Shelley (about 150 meters away); Cardinal Wiseman (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
 
More about this marker. The marker is mounted to an outer side door at the (appropriately named) John Snow Pub.
 
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 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak (Wikipedia). "The Broad Street cholera outbreak (or Golden Square outbreak) was a severe outbreak of cholera that occurred in 1854 near Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, London, England, and occurred during the 1846–1860 cholera pandemic happening worldwide. This outbreak, which killed 616 people, is best known for the physician John Snow's study of its causes and his hypothesis that germ-contaminated water was the source of cholera, rather than particles in the air (referred to as "miasmata"). This discovery came to influence public health and the construction of improved sanitation facilities beginning in the mid-19th century...." (Submitted on February 5, 2020.) 
 
Broad Street Pump Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017
2. Broad Street Pump Marker - wide view
The reddish kerbstone is in the foreground. The Wikipedia article on the cholera outbreak (see link) indicates that from 1992 to 2015 there was a replica pump at the site, and again from 2019 onwards. This photo was taken in the interim.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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