Metropolitan Water Board (London) - Undertakings Acquired

Undertakings Acquired

The board compulsorily acquired the following water companies:

  • The New River Company
  • The East London Waterworks Company
  • The Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company
  • The West Middlesex Waterworks Company
  • The Lambeth Waterworks Company
  • The Chelsea Waterworks Company
  • The Grand Junction Waterworks Company
  • The Staines Reservoirs Joint Committee

Also acquired at no cost were the water undertakings of Tottenham and Enfield Urban District Councils

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