View of Stairway by St Bernard's Well

Category

Library Item

Item no

12854

Title

View of stairway by St Bernard's Well, Water of Leith, Edinburgh

Description

A stone stairway on the Water of Leith has a stone balustrade on one side. There is a memorial monument on one side of the stairway and a wooden bench is just visible on the left. Trees and ivy grow around the stairway.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Type

Digital image

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 > Architectural features > Stairways

Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Places > Edinburgh areas > Water of Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Rooms and spaces > Furniture > Benches

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