▁town ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Or mes by ▁Water works ▁was ▁opened . ▁ ▁Public ▁water ▁supply ▁in ▁Low esto ft ▁also ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Low esto ft ▁Water , ▁Gas ▁and ▁Market ▁Company . ▁They ▁retained ▁this ▁name ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁when ▁they ▁became ▁the ▁Low esto ft ▁Water ▁and ▁Gas ▁Company . ▁The ▁company ▁had ▁an ▁author ised ▁capital ▁of ▁£ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁bought ▁the ▁gas ▁works ▁for ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁Water ▁was ▁supplied ▁to ▁a ▁tower ▁at ▁Kirk ley ▁from ▁a ▁well ▁at ▁Middle ▁West ▁Field , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁from ▁a ▁lake ▁at ▁B unk ers ▁Hill , ▁L ound . ▁From ▁there ▁it ▁was ▁p ump ed ▁through ▁a ▁ ▁pipeline ▁to ▁a ▁covered ▁res er voir ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁company ▁were ▁finding ▁that ▁the ▁supplies ▁were ▁in ade qu ate ▁for ▁the ▁populations ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁towns , ▁particularly ▁are ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁season al ▁tour ist ▁trade , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁they ▁attempted ▁to ▁get ▁author isation ▁for ▁extract ing ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁River ▁B ure . ▁The ▁bill ▁faced ▁a ▁rough ▁passage ▁through ▁Parliament , ▁as ▁there ▁were ▁ob jections ▁to ▁parts ▁of ▁it ▁from ▁Nor folk ▁County ▁Council , ▁the ▁Great ▁Y arm