York Waterworks Co
Other Business Names:
- Whistler, Henry
- Smeaton, John
- York New Waterworks Co
- York Waterworks Plc
- Yorkshire Water Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- York, City of York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Utility services
Water supply & wastewater services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1677 when Henry Whistler established York's first waterworks by leasing land from Corporation. 1779 acquired by syndicate of five investors including the engineer, John Smeaton. York New Waterworks Co established 1846 to build new works at Acomb. 1895 renamed York Waterworks Co. 1950s built Siward's Tower, then largest water tower in UK. As York Waterworks Plc acquired in 1999 by Yorkshire Water Plc
Publications:
- Siward's How Water Tower. Official opening ... by Unknown
- York Waterworks by Unknown
- York Waterworks, 1677-1923 by Unknown
- York Waterworks and other Waterworks in the North before 1800 by Radley, Jeffrey
- York Waterworks Co, 1677-1903. A short historical and descriptive account by Humphreys, W H
- York Waterworks Co, 1677-1968 by Unknown
- York Waterworks Co. Illustrated descriptive account of the York Waterworks by Unknown
- York Waterworks Company, 1677-1937 by Unknown
- York Waterworks. Descriptive account by Unknown
- York Waterworks. Souvenir of the visit of the shareholders and others to the waterworks, Acomb Landing, York, ... 1908 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Whistler, Henry
- Smeaton, John
- York New Waterworks Co
- York Waterworks Plc
- Yorkshire Water Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- York, City of York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Utility services Water supply & wastewater services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1677 when Henry Whistler established York's first waterworks by leasing land from Corporation. 1779 acquired by syndicate of five investors including the engineer, John Smeaton. York New Waterworks Co established 1846 to build new works at Acomb. 1895 renamed York Waterworks Co. 1950s built Siward's Tower, then largest water tower in UK. As York Waterworks Plc acquired in 1999 by Yorkshire Water PlcPublications:
- Siward's How Water Tower. Official opening ... by Unknown
- York Waterworks by Unknown
- York Waterworks, 1677-1923 by Unknown
- York Waterworks and other Waterworks in the North before 1800 by Radley, Jeffrey
- York Waterworks Co, 1677-1903. A short historical and descriptive account by Humphreys, W H
- York Waterworks Co, 1677-1968 by Unknown
- York Waterworks Co. Illustrated descriptive account of the York Waterworks by Unknown
- York Waterworks Company, 1677-1937 by Unknown
- York Waterworks. Descriptive account by Unknown
- York Waterworks. Souvenir of the visit of the shareholders and others to the waterworks, Acomb Landing, York, ... 1908 by Unknown