Drinking Fountain, Govan Cross, Glasgow

The drinking fountain at Govan Cross in Glasgow was created by Cruikshanks and Co from Denny Iron Works in 1884. It features a cast-iron design with a small boy standing on a rock in an upturned dish. This central figure is surrounded by a hexagonal arcade supported by six cast-iron columns, each adorned with bell capitals and inward-facing mythological beasts. These columns carry drop-traceried cusped arches, which are topped with decorative brattishing and plaques displaying the Arms of Govan, as well as symbols of the Masonic and Oddfellow societies, along with a dedication to John Aitkin, MD. The fountain is crowned with a cast-iron ogee fish-scale roof and an elaborate finial.