Bankell Reservoir - Milngavie

Bankell Reservoir commonly known as The Waterworks is a Scottish Water-operated water treatment facility located in Milngavie and is primary source of the water for the city of Glasgow (and the Greater Glasgow area). Part of the Victorian Loch Katrine water project, construction was started in 1855 and the works was opened by Queen Victoria in 1859, replacing the previous water supply sourced from the River Clyde at Cuningar Loop in Dalmarnock. Its completion led to the virtual eradication of typhoid and cholera, diseases which were widespread at the time, from the city.