Romance of London Water
It is just three centuries ago that' the water of the New . River was turned into the company's reservoir l at Clerkenwell. The four years' labour, backed by the enterprise and faith of Sir Hugh Myddelton, brought water to London through <i.
wooden pipes and to Londoners' houses by small leaden pipes. But like many great inventors, he was almost ruined in carrying out hispid ea, and never gained a farthing from the New "River Company, which paid no dividend during his lifetime. It is the fate of the artist whose picture, given in payment of a tavern bill, is priced at thousands after his death. Myddelton, if he still notes mundane matters, must be glad that his company promotion ended in usefulness and profit. A single £5 original share in the New River Company would bring its owner to-day a fortune oi something like £100,000 ! A^"*-
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 31 July 1914, Page 8
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151Romance of London Water Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 31 July 1914, Page 8
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