George and Ann Thomson Memorial Fountain
Location
Sits in the field south of Delgatie castle.
Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Date
1910
Description
An Italianate fountain with a sophisticated urban look that does not really suit its current location where it looks a bit lost.
Related Information
Built in 1910 and originally stood in Turriff Square. Farmer George Thomson complained that there was nowhere where cattle or horses could get a drink when being driven to market. His sister Ann left money in her will for the fountain to be built.
Now sited at Delgatie castle, it was moved from the square in 1947 after children were found to be wasting water and throwing stones in the fountain.
Era
1900s
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Categories
Iconography
- lion
Photographer
- Stanley Bruce
Unavailable Data
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