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Black Boy Fountain, Allan Park, Stirling

A Category B Listed Building in Stirling, Stirling

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.1153 / 56°6'55"N

Longitude: -3.938 / 3°56'16"W

OS Eastings: 279597

OS Northings: 693091

OS Grid: NS795930

Mapcode National: GBR 1C.LP9H

Mapcode Global: WH4P6.HK08

Plus Code: 9C8R4386+4R

Entry Name: Black Boy Fountain, Allan Park, Stirling

Listing Name: Black Boy Fountain, Allan Park

Listing Date: 4 November 1965

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 387219

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41123

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stirling, Allan Park, Black Boy Fountain

ID on this website: 200387219

Location: Stirling

County: Stirling

Town: Stirling

Electoral Ward: Stirling North

Traditional County: Stirlingshire

Tagged with: Fountain

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Description

Mid 19th century. Neilson & Co, Glasgow. Black painted cast iron tiered fountain set on octagonal stone base with putto figure at apex. Central decorated, tapered, fluted column with wide, shallow basin above. Surmounted by similar, with smaller basin. Figure of small putto with floral trumpet above. Set in low octagonal stone basin with 4 fish head water spouts.

Statement of Interest

This is the only known remaining structure to come from the foundry of Neilson and Co, the family Company of James Beaumont Neilson. The fountain is a good example of its type which adds significantly to the streetscape of the area. The mixture of the statue, tiered basins and surrounding spouts ensure that the decorative nature of the flowing water is shown to advantage.

James Beaumont Neilson invented the hot blast oven in 1828.

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