Museums Opinion The Guardian view on the Whitechapel fatberg: the shock of the poo The huge clots of waste that clog the sewers of ancient, affluent cities like London are part of the cost of progress The piece of the Whitechapel fatberg that is on display at the Museum of London. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Whitechapel fatberg was 250 metres of impacted waste that constipated London’s sewage system last year. A tiny portion has just been put on display in the Museum of London after a long, conscientious drying period. Although there are people who might argue that conceptual art all finds its natural home in the fatberg, not everything in the sewers is conceptual art. This fatberg was found under Whitechapel Road, in a district full of restaurants in the East End of London, but others have been found all over the city.

Source: The Guardian February 09, 2018 16:52 UTC