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Edinburgh, Newhaven, 17 Laverockbank Road, Starbank House, Garden With Fountain, Boundary Wall, Gate, Gate-piers And Railings
Fountain (20th Century), Garden (19th Century), Gate (19th Century) - (20th Century), Gate Pier(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Wall (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Newhaven, 17 Laverockbank Road, Starbank House, Garden With Fountain, Boundary Wall, Gate, Gate-piers And Railings
Classification Fountain (20th Century), Garden (19th Century), Gate (19th Century) - (20th Century), Gate Pier(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Wall (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Starbank Park; Starbank Road
Canmore ID 152366
Site Number NT27NE 573.01
NGR NT 25146 76907
NGR Description Centred on NT 25146 76907
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/152366
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (22 July 1999)
Fountain in lower part of park comprising large enclosed pool (dry) with four spaced uprights, central basin on thick column with four buttresses (scroll decoration); small ornate urn on base in middle of basin. Outer edge of basin decorated with Triton(?) and dolphin(?), masks and scrolls.
[The park was laid out c.1890 (1)]
Inscriptions : On rectangular panel (integral) on outer edge facing the sea:
PRESENTED BY / THOMAS . L . DEVLIN . Esq . JP / MERCHANT 1910 NEWHAVEN
Signatures : None
Year of unveiling : 1910
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0089)
