Last September, Thames Water made a startling discovery. Lurking in the sewers beneath Whitechapel was a monstrous ‘fatberg’ – a 130-tonne blob of raw sewage. Now, the Museum of London isputting it on display. We asked Sharon Robinson-Calver, Head of Conservation and Collection Care at the museum, how they made it happen.
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