Milngavie waterworks aqueducts
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The Milngavie waterworks aqueducts are a historic network of Victorian-era conduits that transport fresh water from Loch Katrine to supply the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victorian-era engineering work
ⓘ
aqueduct system ⓘ water supply infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Glasgow Corporation Water Works
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Katrine waterworks NERFINISHED ⓘ Milngavie reservoirs ⓘ |
| connects |
Loch Katrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milngavie water treatment works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
cast iron pipes ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1850s ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designedBy | John Frederick Bateman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | supplying fresh drinking water ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline | civil engineering ⓘ |
| engineeringType | gravity-fed aqueduct ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| feeds | Milngavie water treatment facilities ⓘ |
| function | transport potable water ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic infrastructure ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | major 19th-century municipal water project ⓘ |
| includesStructureType |
bridges
ⓘ
covered aqueducts ⓘ open channels ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Dunbartonshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milngavie NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Milngavie reservoirs trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
improving public health in Glasgow
ⓘ
long-distance gravity water conveyance ⓘ |
| openedForUse | 1859 ⓘ |
| operator | Scottish Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Glasgow City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Glasgow water supply system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Katrine to Glasgow water supply scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | public water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed | West Central Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
City of Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Glasgow area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Loch Katrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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