Edinburgh, Abercorn Terrace, Abercorn Park, Memorial Fountain

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.

Square base with two semi-circular basins surmounted by an obelisk resting on four round balls. A profile relief portrait of Dr Dewar is set in the stonework on the south side. The east and west sides had lion's head spouts.

Inscriptions : On north side of fountain (incised letters):

THIS FOUNTAIN / HAS BEEN . ERECTED / IN REMEMBRANCE . OF / DR HUGH DEWAR / PORTOBELLO / BY HIS . GRATEFUL . PATIENTS / AND. NUMEROUS FRIENDS / WHO DEPLORE THE LOSS / IN THE PRIME OF . MANHOOD / OF . A KIND . FRIEND . AND . A / SKILLED AND BELOVED / PHYSICIAN HIS QUIET / CHARITY . WAS . KNOWN TO / THE NEEDY / . 1866 1914 .

Signatures : On the base: T. CURRIE BELL, DESIGNER

D.DAVIDSON & SONS, EDINBURGH, BUILDER

On the bronze portrait, on shoulder of Dr Dewar (incised letters): T. CURRIE BELL / 1915

Design period : 1914 - 1915

Year of unveiling : 1915

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0083)