Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 18

It was created a decade before the better known, and much larger Loch Katrine project was even started. However, both systems used gravity to help supply their water to the nearby city, and much of both systems are still in use today.

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This Is My GlasgowFeb 18

The 1840s draw-off tower at Waulkmill Glen Reservoir near Darnley to the south of Glasgow. This was part of the Gorbals Gravitation Water Company development desighed by the engineer William Gale to supply clear water to the Gorbals area of Glasgow.

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