21/5/2009Fountain plan will see water recycled
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WORK has started on restoring a historic fountain in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park to its former glory. Workmen have dug new underground chambers at the Stewart Memorial fountain. These will allow the water used by the fountain to be recycled instead of being pumped into the nearby River Kelvin. The £500,000 project will take around four months to complete. The fountain was built in 1872 to commemorate Robert Stewart, the Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1851 to 1854, who secured a supply of clean drinking water for the city from Loch Katrine. The A-listed fountain has been out of action for many years and has suffered repeated vandalism. Restoration work will involve the cleaning and repairing of stonework, renewal work to sculptures and drains, installing a water recycling system and a new waterproof lining to the basins |
