 In 1898 the SVWC started work on the Bessborough Reservoir and the Knight Reservoir across the Thames from Hampton at Molesey.By 1903 the SVWC supplied a population of 860,173 in 128,871 houses of which 122,728 (95.3%) had a constant supply.The Lambeth Waterworks company started work on Island Barn Reservoir at Molesey in 1900.