Murray Fountain, James Square, Crieff is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 February 2002. Fountain. 2 related planning applications.
Murray Fountain, James Square, Crieff
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-ember-wagtail
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 20 February 2002
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Dated 1893, installed 1894, sculptor William Mossman; renovated 1993. 3-stage classical memorial fountain. Grey and red granite with marble basins. Reducing stepped base giving way to plinth with centre basins and dog drinking bowl to E angle surmounted by projecting moulded ledge. Base of tall 2nd stage with lead lionhead waterspout in small niche to centre of each face, that to N with flanking inscription 'ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE BURGH OF CRIEFF' 'A RECOGNITION OF MANY BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM THE MURRAYS OF OCHTERTYRE', surmounting keystoned arches and floreate-capitalled marble pilasters with fountain bowl to centre giving way to elaborate cornice and heavy 3rd stage with fish tails reaching to form support for ball finial and decorative cast-iron weathervane.
Detailed Attributes
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