Paisley Fountain nominated for yet another award !

 
After winning a category at the Museum and Heritage Awards recently the Paisley Fountain by the Sun Foundry of George Smith and Co has been shortlisted for an ICON (Institute of Conservation) Award for best industrial conservation award. SIF have been supporting this project for a very long time and were pleased to be at the opening ceremony showing off some Sun Foundry artefacts from our collection. 

This project has demonstrated the magic of architectural ironwork in helping communities coming together and driving regeneration !

Grand Fountain celebrations, Paisley, 6^th September 2014

On the 6^th September 2014, The Scottish Ironwork Foundation joined the people of Paisley to celebrate the official switching on of the recently restored Grand Fountain in Paisley. The celebrations included afternoon tea, brass bands, children’s activities and a variety of stands which told the story of Paisley, the restoration of the Grand Fountain and of course The Scottish Ironwork Foundation was there too. This magnificent fountain was made by the Sun Foundry of George Smith and Co with an original colour scheme by Daniel Cottier.

After winning a category at the Museum and Heritage Awards recently the Paisley Fountain by the Sun Foundry of George Smith and Co has been shortlisted for an ICON (Institute of Conservation) Award for best industrial conservation award. SIF have been supporting this project for a very long time and were pleased to be at the opening ceremony showing off some Sun Foundry artefacts from our collection. 

This project has demonstrated the magic of architectural ironwork in helping communities coming together and driving regeneration !

Lithographic Stones

In late November 2013 we discovered that some rare objects with a strong connection to the famous Saracen Foundry of Walter Macfarlane and Co were to be sold at auction and potentially lost. Over sixty limestone lithographic stones had been found in a garden, being used as paving slabs, but from the 6th Edition of the MacFarlane's catalogue, dating from around 1882.

In 36 hours we managed to raise £9000 to ensure these unique objects remained in Scotland and would be available for public access into the future. We are currently building a fund to conserve and display this amazing collection, and to use them to promote an industry often forgotten in Scotland, and one which was golbally acclaimed. The response from people was just remarkable, determined this industrial heritage should be preserved.

You can help us build this fund by donating to us. Donations can be sent by post to The Scottish Ironwork Foundation, c/o 42 Randolph Road, Stirling FK8 2AR.