Designating the Dalmuir Park Drinking Fountain, Clydebank
Overview
We are proposing to list the drinking fountain in Dalmuir Park, Clydebank, which was manufactured by Walter Macfarlane and Company of the Saracen Foundry in Glasgow. It is a freestanding cast-iron drinking fountain, dated 1907.
The fountain is a major example of a public drinking fountain from the Edwardian period. The ornate design is technically detailed and demonstrates high quality materials and craftsmanship. Walter Macfarlane was one of the major suppliers in the Scottish ironwork industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, and they exported their decorative designs across the British Empire and the world.
It is the largest and most elaborate of the free-standing canopied fountains that the company produced and was gifted to the newly established Dalmuir Park by the ex-Provost of Clydebank, Samuel Leckie. It remains largely unaltered and is one of a very small number of this casting pattern that are known to survive worldwide.
We are now gathering views on our proposal to list this building at category B.
Read more about why we think the Dalmuir Park Fountain meets the criteria for listing by downloading our Report of Handling.
Dalmuir Park Fountain © Stuart Neville
How we designate listed buildings
We list buildings of special architectural or historic interest. A dedicated team researches and assesses all designation applications.
- Watch our video about how we list buildings
- Find out more about listed buildings in the Advice and Support section of the Historic Environment Scotland website.
- Read our Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)
Why your views matter
We’d love to know whether you agree with our proposal.
To help you respond to the following survey, please read why we think the Dalmuir Park Drinking Fountain meets the criteria for listing by downloading our Report of Handling.
You can tell us if you agree with our proposal by completing the short questionnaire below.
This questionnaire usually takes 5-10 minutes to complete.
Find out what comments we consider and what happens next in our consultation guide or watch our designations video on YouTube.
You can also watch a version of this video in British Sign Language.
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