Survey Data
Reg No
31212170
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
99965, 284355
Date Recorded
30/07/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cut-limestone fountain, dated 1904; erected 1905. "Restored", 2004. Set on relandscaped green.
Appraisal
A fountain erected as a memorial to Dr. Alexander Johnston (1837-1904) of Bridge House, North Mall, '[for] 40 years Medical Officer of Westport', representing an interesting component of the early twentieth-century commemorative architectural heritage of County Mayo (cf. 50011032: Cavendish Row, Dublin).