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Chelsea Waterworks Company

Water company supplying London, 1723–1902

The Chelsea Waterworks Company was a London waterworks company founded in 1723 which supplied water to many central London locations throughout the 18th and 19th centuries until its functions were taken over by the Metropolitan Water Board in 1904. The company was established "for the better supplying the City and Liberties of Westminster and parts adjacent with water" and received a royal charter on 8 March 1723. The company created extensive ponds in the area bordering Chelsea and Pimlico using water from the tidal Thames.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1723Founded1
  • Industrywater supply1

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Coat of arms of Great Britain (1714–1801)
Photo: Sodacan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Chelsea Waterworks Company was a London waterworks company founded in 1723 which supplied water to many central London locations throughout the 18th and 19th centuries until its functions were taken over by the Metropolitan Water Board in 1904.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Millbank Waterworks1
  2. Succeeded by Metropolitan Water Board1

Timeline

  1. Jun 24, 1904Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1723Founded Founded1

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