Glasgow Corporation Waterworks, Craigmaddie Main No.5, Buchley Valve Chamber
Valve House (Period Unassigned), Water Supply Site (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow Corporation Waterworks, Craigmaddie Main No.5, Buchley Valve Chamber
Classification Valve House (Period Unassigned), Water Supply Site (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Milngavie Water Treatment Works
Canmore ID 293142
Site Number NS57SE 135.27
NGR NS 5920 7229
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293142
- Council East Dunbartonshire
- Parish Baldernock (Bearsden And Milngavie)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Bearsden And Milngavie
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS57SE 135.27 5920 7229
This valve house is a flat roofed building with access hatch on the roof. This building was part of the part of late 1940s Craigmaddie no. 5 upgrade. This building houses valves and equipment which allows the control of water as it flows through the water supply distribution system (Muylle Id=487).
Infomation from Jelle Muylle, engineer carrying out survey of sites and structures of the Glasgow Corporation Loch Katrine Waterworks scheme for RCAHMS, Historic Scotland funded, December 2007/January 2008.
