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"New River Pumping Station 1903".
The Hornsey Treatment Works are associated with the New River, the water supply system begun in the 17th century that brings water from Hertfordshire to London. The brick buildings associated with the works were the last constructed by the New River Company before the Metropolitan Water Board took over in 1904.
The New River brought untreated water to the capital, although following the promulgation of the 1852 Metropolis Water Act, some treatment, such as filtration, became mandatory. The New River system still delivers Hertfordshire water to London to this day.
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