The town of Hughesovka grew up beside the works, with housing provided by the Company to house the British and some of the local workers.
A
row of housing in the early days of the town
The British workers lived in a separate sector, some in substantial houses like these.
By the first decade of the twentieth century, the population of Hughesovka was around 50,000, most of them working for or dependent on the works.
View
of one of Hughesovka's main streets in the 1890s