Rushden Research Group: Water Supply

Water Supply - Introduction

The Early Days
Report in 1897	Council Meeting April 1898	Water in 1898	Newsclips

The Water Board
1 Search for Water	2 Caves' fire	3 Meetings	4 Board formation	5 Water on	6 Sywell Scheme

07 March 1902 - Northampton Mercury

..…that the Rushden Water Bill has successfully negotiated all the obstacles which threatened, and now on the high road for becoming law. No doubt as soon as this is actually accomplished a start will made with the work, and ere long both Rushden and Higham .....

Water cart bought by Rushden Urban District Council in 1908

Sywell and later
Sywell Opens 1906	Water Supply 1913	Report 1944
	Staff News & Notes	Improvements 1949
Water Board Reports	Report 1941	Water supply - newsclips
A Reservoir	Wells & Tanks 1942	School Visit to Sywell in 1962

Rushden Echo, 25th June 1909, transcribed by Kay Collins

The Higham and Rushden Water Board on Monday decided to allow the Podington Parish Council to have access to the water mains in case of fire at Farndish, on conditions laid down by the Surveyor. It was resolved to make a charge of £1 per annum.