William Harley

From Glasgow

Referred to in places as 'an enterprising citizen', and occassionally as 'a speculative character'. In 1804, Harley constructed a reservior at the head of West Nile Street into which water from Blythswood Hill was conducted and then sold from water-carts at one halfpenny per stoup.

Harley also owned a bakery and a large diary situated on the site now occupied by the Technical College in Bath Street (which is reported to have gotten it's name from William Harley, who, circa 1810, also built public baths there).

External Links

• The Water Supply of Glasgow