Glasgow, Govan Cross, Drinking Fountain
Fountain (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, Govan Cross, Drinking Fountain
Classification Fountain (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) John Aitken Memorial Drinking Fountain
Canmore ID 168477
Site Number NS56NE 1969
NGR NS 55456 65746
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/168477
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
John Aitken Memorial Drinking Fountain, Govan Cross, 1884, Cruickshank & Co., Denny Iron Works
Cast-iron drinking fountain of a boy on a rock, in an upturned dish. Cast-iron fish-scale dome roofed canopy, on hexagonal arcade, embellished with inward-facing mythological beasts, carrying plaques of the Arms of Govan and of Masonic and Oddfellow symbols. Dedicated to John Aitken, a local doctor who became the Burgh Medical Officer of Health.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk