Charles Ower

He was born in or near Perth on 31 July 1813, the son of Thomas Ower or Owler and his wife, Jean Gregor.

He worked as assistant to James Leslie overseeing the renewal of Dundee Harbour from 1832 to 1846.

[3] He was born on 23 June 1849 the son of Charles Ower, a harbour engineer and architect, and his wife, Mary Fleet.

[6] He retired around 1911 and died on Christmas Day, 25 December 1921 and was buried in the Western Cemetery, Dundee.

After 1874 Charles and Leslie Ower were a more "conventional" architectural practice, ranging from villas and tenements to jute warehouses.