St Bernards Well, Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11354

Title

St Bernards Well, Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Description

The Water of Leith meanders past St Bernard's Well, in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. The well consists of a statue with ten columns around it and a domed roof.

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1887

Size

8.3 x 17.1 cm

Type

Glass negative

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

St Bernard's Well is situated on the Water of Leith close to Stockbridge. The current surrounding structure was designed by Alexander Naismyth and built in the 1790's. It has a domed ceiling supported by ten columns covering a statue of the goddess Hygeia. Water from the mineral spring was popular for its supposed health giving properties from the mid 18th century until the wells closure in 1940.

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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Landscape > Water > Wells

Places > Edinburgh areas > Water of Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh