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Latitude: 54.9046 / 54°54'16"N
Longitude: -5.0284 / 5°1'42"W
OS Eastings: 205939
OS Northings: 560852
OS Grid: NX059608
Mapcode National: GBR FHYR.CGD
Mapcode Global: WH1R2.QZQG
Plus Code: 9C6PWX3C+RJ
Entry Name: Fountain, George Street, Stranraer
Listing Name: South Strand Street, Fountain
Listing Date: 30 March 1998
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 392045
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45220
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200392045
Location: Stranraer
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Stranraer
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
Tagged with: Fountain
Walter Macfarlane & Co, 1897. Cast-iron drinking fountain. Stepped, stone platform; 4 fluted decorative columns supporting domed canopy; decorative finial; circular basin; gilded bird surmounts foliate stalk rising from basin. For inscriptions within rope-moulded roundel see below.
N ELEVATION: as above, with gilt relief bust of Queen Victoria.
S ELEVATION: as above, with burgh arms, Tutissima Statio.
W and E ELEVATIONS: as above, with inscription 'The pavement, keep dry. Erected by the town council in commemoration of Queen Victoria's record reign 1897'.
A good surviving example of a cast-iron water fountain & canopy by one of the leading cast-iron foundaries in Scotland during the 19th century. Walter Macfarlane & Co. The pierced dome section of the canopy would have been particularly difficult to cast.
The fountain originally occupied the natural site of a town cross, in the middle of George Street. It now holds a prominent siting near Stranraer Castle (see separate list description). It was erected by the Corporation to commemorate the record reign of Queen Victoria.
Statutory address previously given as George Street. List description updated 2008.
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