Tuesday 8th January 2019 . The restored Ross Fountain, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. Overlooked by Edinburgh Castle. It is now lit up at night. You have to be sharp as gates close after sunset. Here are images looking up to Edinburgh Castle.
The Ross Fountain is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. It was installed in 1872.
It was produced at the iron foundry of Antoine Durenne in Sommevoire, France. It was an exhibit at the Great Exhibition of 1862. It was purchased by gunmaker Daniel Ross in 1862 for £2,000 and subsequently gifted to the city of Edinburgh. It was transported to Leith in 1869 in 122 pieces. It was installed in current position in 1872. It had some extensive restoration work completed in 2001. Water was turned off in 2008 and it was closed again for further restoration work in July 2017. In July 2018 it was opened again and differently painted with a blue colour scheme. Here are images I captured .
See also visit to Ross Fountain on 14th July 2018 |
