The Lambeth Waterworks Company was a utility company supplying water to parts of south London in England. The company was established in 1785 with works in north Lambeth and became part of the publicly owned Metropolitan Water Board in 1904.
Origins
The Lambeth Waterworks Company, founded by the (25 Geo. 3. c. 89) to supply water to south and west London, established premises on the south bank of the River Thames close to the present site of Hungerford Bridge where the Royal Festival Hall now stands. The company's first water-intake lay on the south side of the river, supplied directly from the river. After complaints that the water was foul, the intake was moved to the middle of the river. The Company expanded to supply Kennington in 1802 and about this time replaced its wooden pipes with iron ones.[1]
Infrastructure
In 1832 the company built a reservoir at Streatham Hill, and then obtained the (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. vii) to extend its area of supply. In the same year the company purchased 16 acre of land in Brixton and built a reservoir and works on Brixton Hill adjacent to