Dumfries schoolchildren are to go behind the scenes to see how the restoration work on the town’s historic fountain is shaping up.
Estimated to cost more than £460,000 over two phases with funding coming from a number of sources, restoration work on the deteriorating and non-working historic grade-B listed fountain on Dumfries High Street got under way in October.
The 140-year-old landmark – officially called The Sun Foundry Fountain – was moved in December so that excavation works to create a tank for a new water treatment and pumping system could begin, with Industrial Heritage Consulting Limited the lead consultant on the renovation and construction works.
