Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain
Aitken Memorial Fountain

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An ornamented hexagonal domed canopy on slender colonettes. A cherub features on the fountain itself.
Title

Aitken Memorial Fountain

Date

1884

Medium

painted cast iron

Accession number

G51_GB_S004

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on one of the round panels at the base of the canopy: ERECTED / BY THE / INHABITANTS / OF GOVAN / IN / AFFECTIONATE / REMEMBRANCE / OF / JOHN AITKEN MD / WHO DIED 11TH MARCH / 1880 / AGED 41 YEARS

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Located at

Govan Cross, Glasgow

G51 3UU

Set in front of New Govan Church.