Stewart Memorial Fountain

The Stewart Memorial Fountain is a stunning monument in the most beautiful park in Glasgow. Erected in 1872, the fountain commemorates Lord Provost Stewart of Murdostoun who was instrumental in the delivery of Glasgow’s water supply system from Loch Katrine.
The Restoration works to the Stewart Memorial Fountain were completed in October 2009. An unveiling ceremony took place on the 14^th October 2009 — the 150^th anniversary of the opening of the first sluice gate at Loch Katrine.

The fountain is an excellent place to meet in the park as everyone pretty much knows where it is. The fantastic news now is that its now a working fountain after many year of restoration work.
The grounds immediately surrounding the fountain offer some lovely little benches and grassy areas which are nice for throwing a rug on during the summer. The atmosphere in this section of the park is also more chilled out in comparison to the «Green Beach» or «Butlins Hill» areas of the park.
We are truly blessed (in a non Goddy way) in Glasgow with the number of excellent green spaces in the city, focal points like this just add to the feeling.

It’s ironic that such an elaborate structure actually commemorates such a functional resource. The jewel in the Kelvingrove Park crown, the Stewart Memorial Fountain was produced for the memory of Lord Provost Robert Stewart, the man deemed most responsible for establishing Glasgow’s first permanent supply of fresh water from Loch Katrine.
Initially unveiled in 1872, restoration work on the French gothic structure was completed in 2009 ensuring it now skooshes out water in all its glory rather than lie dormant as it had done previously. It’s a spectacular sight and is already attracting a lot of tourists to the park, particularly during the big winter freeze which resulted in some fantastic photo opportunities.