The East London Waterworks Company was one of eight private water companies in London absorbed by the Metropolitan Water Board in 1904.
Share of the East London Water Works, issued 15 May 1811
London's water supply infrastructure has developed over the centuries in line with the expansion of London.
East London Waterworks Company
…eight private water companies into the Metropolitan Water Board, whose members were chosen by the various local authorities of the metropolitan area. London water supply infrastructure Charles Greaves…
Fountain in Trafalgar Square
Chelsea Waterworks, 1752. Two Newcomen beam engines pumped Thames water from a canal to reservoirs at Green Park and Hyde Park.
Standpipe Tower at Brentford
The waterworks buildings at Hampton