Smollett Fountain: Junction set for major refurb | Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter
A HISTORIC memorial fountain and the junction surrounding it in Alexandria are set for a refurb and redesign by West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC). The B-listed Smollett Fountain at the junction of Main Street and Bank Street was built in 1870 in memory of local landowner Alexander Smollett, MP for Dumbarton from 1841 to 1859, in recognition of his efforts to bring a clean water supply to the area. Designed by Dumbarton man John McLeod, the fountain cost £500 to build – the equivalent of almost £60,000 today – and was built by local man William Barlas using Bannockburn freestone an...
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