What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: This fountain has been erected in remembrance of Dr Hugh Dewar, Portobello, by his grateful patients and numerous friends who deplore the loss in the prime of manhood of a kind friend and a skilled and beloved physician. His quiet charity was known to the needy. 1866-1914
Dr Hugh Dewar was a respected physician in Portobello, remembered for his skilled medical practice and charitable acts towards the needy; he passed away at a young age in 1914.
A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.
Places near here
Dr. Hugh Dewar Memorial FountainMemorial · 3 yd
Edinburgh, Abercorn Terrace, Abercorn Park, Memorial FountainFountain (20th Century) · 3 yd
Edinburgh, Portobello, John Street Lane West, GarageGarage (20th Century) · 106 yd
Coade Stone PillarsMonument · 192 yd
Edinburgh, Portobello, 16a Bellfield Street, Portobello Old and Windsor Place Parish ChurchBurial Ground (18th Century), Church (19th Century) (1819), Church Hall (20th Century) · 226 yd
Bikes and a Signpost at Portobello BeachBeach · 302 yd
Portobello Beach from the end of the groyneBeach · 382 yd
Prince Of Wales FountainHeritage attraction · 433 yd
A Portobello church towerCastle, fort or tower · 589 yd
Welcome to Rosefield ParkVisitor information · 827 yd
Portobello, Figgate LaneNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 903 yd
Edinburgh, Portobello, Bridge StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 938 ydOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0