Aberdeen City HER - NJ90SW1131 - TEMPERANCE DRINKING FOUNTAIN, DUTHIE PARK, ABERDEEN

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Primary ReferenceNJ90SW1131
NameTEMPERANCE DRINKING FOUNTAIN, DUTHIE PARK, ABERDEEN
NRHE Card No.NJ90SW31
NRHE Numlink 169185
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 46785
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Fountain, made by James Hunter, erected in 1883. It is a polished granite temperance drinking fountain with a circular plinth set on flagstones, tooled inscriptions reading 'In commemoration of the advance of temperance under the auspices of the Aberdeen Temperance Society in the year 1882' and 'Thou givest them water for their thirst, IPH 9-20'. The basin is of polished pink granite with three granite columns supporting a grey granite canopy with a spherical finial. Square pink granite plinths support pink granite urns to the north, west and east of the fountain. See also NJ90SW0989 (Duthie Park).
Last Update27/02/2020
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation17/01/2020

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
INSCRIPTIONSCOMMEMORATIVE B100
COLUMNSGRANITE C100
FINIALSSPHERICAL D100
URNSGRANITE E100
FOUNTAINSDRINKING A100