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1910
Thomas L Devlin, trawler owner bequeathed two fountains to the
people of Leith. One was a large fountain at Starbank Park,
overlooking the Firth of Forth. The other was a drinking
fountain at Anchorfield.
A ceremony was held in
Starbank Park to commemorate the opening of these fountains on May
23, 1910.
The Scotsman newspaper reported the
following morning:
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Fountains Presented to Leith
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"Provost Malcolm Smith, yesterday, on behalf of Leith Town Council,
formally received the custody of a fountain at Starbank Park and a
drinking fountain at Annfield, the gifts of Mr Thomas Devlin, J.P.,
merchant, Newhaven.
The fountains are of neat design. The drinking fountain is placed on
ground recently acquired by the Council from the Caledonian Railway
Company on lease as a pleasure ground.
Mr Devlin was thanked for his gifts.
The Scotsman: May 24, 1910, p.6 |
Thank you to Archie Foley,
Portobello, for providing the photograph at the top of this page.
It shows the site where the drinking fountain was installed.
The photograph was taken about ten weeks before the ceremony was
held to commemorate the opening of the fountain.
Archie wrote:
"A
workman is holding a measuring and sighting rod, presumably for a
surveyor to position something. Could this have something to
do with work connected to the drinking fountain?"
Archie Foley: Portobello,
Edinburgh, January 7, 2007 |
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Thank you to Walter Lyle
Hume who added:
"You
can see the path to the shipyards in the middle background"
Walter Lyle Hume, Cowes, Isle of
Wight, England: January 13, 2007 |
