The History of the London Water Industry 1580–1820 by Leslie Tomory

Author:Leslie Tomory
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 5.1. Comparison of total dividends paid by the water companies

Like the Chelsea, the York Buildings Company initially acquired tenants quickly, with twenty-seven hundred in 1691.6 It did not, however, enjoy the same constant growth that the other company displayed over the long run and had a number of false starts (for its attempts with steam engines, see chapters 3 and 4). After 1800, it had about two thousand customers.7 Its water assets were taken over by the New River in 1818.

Figure 5.2. Map of Shadwell Waterworks’ mains in 1795. Report from the Committee Appointed to Enquire into the Best Mode of Providing Sufficient Accommodation for the Increased Trade and Shipping of the Port of London (1796), appendix E

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