"We think of recycling as a modern idea, and we think of the Victorian city as a hellish place of pollution and waste. Join us for a challenge to some of those preconceptions. Warning: may contain local government and sewage."

Speaker: Dr Chris Hilton, Senior Archivist, Wellcome Library.

This event is FREE. Tickets will become available at 11.00 on Friday 26 September.

Information extracted from "Wellcome Collection" Sep-Nov 2015 brochure, for booking and more information, please visit the Wellcome Collection website here.