ɐdʒˈɔɪnɪŋ lˈænd wʌz pˈɜːtʃɪst lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ, ænd ɐ kˈʌmpəni kˈɔːld wˈɛlɪn ɡˈɑːɹdən sˈɪɾi lˈɪmɪɾᵻd wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wɪððɪ ˈeɪm ʌv bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ nˈuː ɡˈɑːɹdən sˈɪɾi.
Adjoining land was purchased later that year, and a company called Welwyn Garden City Limited was formed on 20 April 1920 with the aim of building a new garden city.