Ipswich Water Works Company
The Ipswich Water Works Company was formed by the merger of nine private water companies in 1854. The previous year, the proposal by Ipswich Corporation to gain control of the rights to supply water to the town had been met by protests from residents and water suppliers.[1] The company was bought by Ipswich Corporation in 1892, who then turned it into the Ipswich Corporation Waterworks.[2]
Constituent companies
[edit]The constituent companies when the IWWC was founded included:
- Holywells Water Works Company[citation needed]
Directors
[edit]The directors included:
References
[edit]- ^ Signage "The role of Holywells in the supply of water to Ipswich", Holywells Park, Ipswich
- ^ Norman, John (2016). "Ipswich Icons - Did you know the town is blessed with a natural water filtration system?". East Anglian Daily Times. No. 13 June 2016. East Anglian Daily Times.
- ^ "Richard Dykes Alexander (1788-1865)". Suffolk Archives. Suffolk Archives. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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