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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
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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.
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