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Title
Stewart Memorial Fountain
Date
1872
Medium
bronze, red & grey sandstone, granite, marble & majolica
Measurements
H 1220 x W 1980 x D 1980 cm
Accession number
G3_GB_008
Acquisition method
commissioned by Glasgow Corporation
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Glasgow City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
A (Scotland)
Unveiling date
August 1872
Listing date
15/12/70
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the northern relief panel: TO COMMEMORATE / THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF / ROBERT STEWART / OF MURDOSTOUN / LORD PROVOST OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW / FROM NOVEMBER 1851 TO NOVEMBER 1854 / TO WHOSE UNWEARIED EXERTIONS / THE CITIZENS ARE MAINLY INDEBTED FOR THE ABUNDANT / WATER-SUPPLY FROM LOCH KATRINE / THIS FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED 1872