St Bernard's Well, Stockbridge

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11537

Title

St Bernard's Well, Stockbridge

Description

St Bernard's Well in Edinburgh stands next to the Water of Leith. The water level is low and exposes many of the rocks on the riverbed. The Well consists of a domed roof on top pillars which form a circle.

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 > Wells

Places > Edinburgh areas > Dean

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Places > Scotland > Edinburgh