East London Waterworks Co
Other Business Names:
- West Ham Waterworks
- Shadwell Waterworks
- Hackney Waterworks
- Lee Bridge Mills
- Metropolitan Water Board
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Walthamstow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Utility services
Water supply & wastewater services
Notes:
Established 1807 by Act of Parliament. Absorbed West Ham Waterworks, established 1747, in 1808, and Shadwell Waterworks, established 1669. 1808 established Old Ford pumping station, etc. 1829 acquired Hackney Waterworks and Lee Bridge Mills. Steadily developed assets, especially reservoirs, etc, at Walthamstow from 1894. 1903 subsumed into Metropolitan Water Board
Publications:
- East London Waterworks Co by Unknown
- London's Water Wars. The competition for London's water supply in the nineteenth century by Graham-Leigh, John
- Some Notes Concerning the Growth and Development of Water Supply and Storage in Chingford by Barry, Septimus
- Supply of Water to the Metropolis. A brief description of the various plans that have been proposed for supplying the metropolis with pure water. Also a short account of the different water companies that now supply London by Peppercorn, Frederick S
- Walthamstow Water Supply by Hogg, Alice & Peter, & George & Violet Rhodes
- Waterworks of London; together with a series of articles on various other works by Colburn, Zerah, & William H Maw
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- West Ham Waterworks
- Shadwell Waterworks
- Hackney Waterworks
- Lee Bridge Mills
- Metropolitan Water Board
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Walthamstow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Utility services Water supply & wastewater services
Notes:
Established 1807 by Act of Parliament. Absorbed West Ham Waterworks, established 1747, in 1808, and Shadwell Waterworks, established 1669. 1808 established Old Ford pumping station, etc. 1829 acquired Hackney Waterworks and Lee Bridge Mills. Steadily developed assets, especially reservoirs, etc, at Walthamstow from 1894. 1903 subsumed into Metropolitan Water BoardPublications:
- East London Waterworks Co by Unknown
- London's Water Wars. The competition for London's water supply in the nineteenth century by Graham-Leigh, John
- Some Notes Concerning the Growth and Development of Water Supply and Storage in Chingford by Barry, Septimus
- Supply of Water to the Metropolis. A brief description of the various plans that have been proposed for supplying the metropolis with pure water. Also a short account of the different water companies that now supply London by Peppercorn, Frederick S
- Walthamstow Water Supply by Hogg, Alice & Peter, & George & Violet Rhodes
- Waterworks of London; together with a series of articles on various other works by Colburn, Zerah, & William H Maw