The fountain in West Princes Street Gardens has today been turned back on marking the completion of the £1.9M restoration.

Ross Fountain Switched On. Edinburgh
L to R: Freddie and Oskar McIntosh (6,8) making a splash in the new fountain.
Credit: Ian Jacobs

The renovation work commissioned by The Ross Development Trust has been supported by Edinburgh World Heritage and was undertaken in collaboration with the City of Edinburgh Council.  Work started in July 2017 and was undertaken by Wigan-based specialists, Lost Art.

Almost a year to the day that the statue was removed from the top of the Ross Fountain in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens the water flows through it again – for the first time since 2010. It was July 6th 2017 when the restoration process began and the water is formally switched-on for the first time in eight years today, Sunday 8th July.

L to R: Prof James Garden, Vice chair of Edinburgh World Heritage. Edinburgh’s Lord Provost, Frank Ross. David Ellis, MD of Ross Development Trust. Monsieur Emmanuel Cocher, French Consul General. Broadcaster Grant Stott.
Credit: Ian Jacobs
The choir of the MGA Academy of Performing Arts entertain the crowd
Credit: Ian Jacobs
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