Ipswich Water Works Company Explained

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. The company was bought by Ipswich Corporation in 1892, who then turned it into the Ipswich Corporation Waterworks.^[1]

Constituent companies

The constituent companies when the IWWC was founded included:

• Holywells Water Works Company

Directors

The directors included:

• Richard Dykes Alexander^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Norman . John . Ipswich Icons - Did you know the town is blessed with a natural water filtration system? . East Anglian Daily Times . 13 June 2016 . . 2016 . en.
2. Web site: Richard Dykes Alexander (1788-1865) . Suffolk Archives . Suffolk Archives . 28 September 2019.