Valve houses and ventilation shaft, Blane Valley
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Valve houses and ventilation shaft, Blane Valley
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 8 Jul 2017
On the left is one of the original 1856 valve houses from the Glasgow Corporation Water Works system which brought clean water from Loch Katrine to Glasgow. On the right is one of the 1932 valve houses. Both were built to control the flow of water in the large water pipes which run mainly below the ground. In the background is one of the ventilation shafts, above one of the pipes, with its very distinctive domed covering. The three structures, together with surrounding walls are Category B listed [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB51146].
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Image Location
Latitude
55.991094
Longitude
-4.320198