Bodie Fountain

In this section
Bodie Fountain

Location

Macduff corner of Skene St, Shore St
Macduff, Aberdeenshire

OS Map Reference

NJ 706 644

Date

1910

Description

Category C listed.
Polished grey and red granite memorial fountain bearing a portrait bronze plaque, erected by local worthy Dr. Walford Bodie ("Dr" Walford Bodie, billed as "Electrical Wizard of the North," a show business personality with national reputation.) in memory of his daughter Jeannie. Originally sited by Macduff harbour, it was moved to Macduff Duff St, Macduff to make way for harbour improvements moved again to present site 2009. Bodie, a hypnotist, ventriloquist and performer of electrical tricks in Britain's music halls and theatres, had the (since demolished) public swimming pool and baths built on MacDuff High Shore. His use of "Dr" and "MD" (which he said stood for "Merry Devil" ) upset a number of doctors of the day. Bodie died in 1939.

Era

1900s

Information Source

Macduff and its Harbour, by Robert Henry, James A S McPherson and Alastair Paterson

Related Artefacts

Categories

Iconography

  • human face or head

Photographer

  • Dianne Sutherland

Unavailable Data

  • Related Information
  • Creator
  • External Links

This content was submitted by external contributors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Aberdeen.