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Latitude: 56.1153 / 56°6'55"N
Longitude: -3.938 / 3°56'16"W
OS Eastings: 279597
OS Northings: 693091
OS Grid: NS795930
Mapcode National: GBR 1C.LP9H
Mapcode Global: WH4P6.HK08
Plus Code: 9C8R4386+4R
Entry Name: Black Boy Fountain, Allan Park, Stirling
Listing Name: Black Boy Fountain, Allan Park
Listing Date: 4 November 1965
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 387219
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41123
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200387219
Location: Stirling
County: Stirling
Town: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Stirling North
Traditional County: Stirlingshire
Tagged with: Fountain
Mid 19th century. Neilson & Co, Glasgow. Black painted cast iron tiered fountain set on octagonal stone base with putto figure at apex. Central decorated, tapered, fluted column with wide, shallow basin above. Surmounted by similar, with smaller basin. Figure of small putto with floral trumpet above. Set in low octagonal stone basin with 4 fish head water spouts.
This is the only known remaining structure to come from the foundry of Neilson and Co, the family Company of James Beaumont Neilson. The fountain is a good example of its type which adds significantly to the streetscape of the area. The mixture of the statue, tiered basins and surrounding spouts ensure that the decorative nature of the flowing water is shown to advantage.
James Beaumont Neilson invented the hot blast oven in 1828.
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