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Latitude: 55.7788 / 55°46'43"N
Longitude: -4.0422 / 4°2'32"W
OS Eastings: 272008
OS Northings: 655834
OS Grid: NS720558
Mapcode National: GBR 016M.N8
Mapcode Global: WH4QW.W09P
Plus Code: 9C7QQXH5+G4
Entry Name: Watson Fountain, Cadzow Street, Hamilton
Listing Name: Cadzow Street/Muir Street Watson Fountain
Listing Date: 19 September 1979
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 378770
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34512
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200378770
Location: Hamilton
County: South Lanarkshire
Town: Hamilton
Electoral Ward: Hamilton North and East
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Fountain
1893. Gavin Paterson (Hamilton), architect and Killock Brown (Glasgow) Sculptor. Finely finished grey granite ashlar with polished pink and grey granite columns. Octagonal base fountain shell-head niches with bowls alternated with relief panels (one portrait of Mr Watson). Open peristyle of 8 granite columns bearing entablature with fluted frieze. Ashlar fish scale dome of bell profile with circular finial. Seated figure representing 'Industry' with pick and blow lamp within peristyle.
Presented by John Watson of Earnock, a Lanarkshire colliery owner. It is possible that his wife was the model for the bronze statue, which represents industry.
The Fountain was supplied by Whitehead and Sons, Aberdeen.
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