Location
Macduff corner of Skene St, Shore St
Macduff, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 706 644
Date
1910
Description
Category C listed.
Polished grey and red granite memorial fountain bearing a portrait bronze plaque, erected by local worthy Dr. Walford Bodie ("Dr" Walford Bodie, billed as "Electrical Wizard of the North," a show business personality with national reputation.) in memory of his daughter Jeannie. Originally sited by Macduff harbour, it was moved to Macduff Duff St, Macduff to make way for harbour improvements moved again to present site 2009. Bodie, a hypnotist, ventriloquist and performer of electrical tricks in Britain's music halls and theatres, had the (since demolished) public swimming pool and baths built on MacDuff High Shore. His use of "Dr" and "MD" (which he said stood for "Merry Devil" ) upset a number of doctors of the day. Bodie died in 1939.
Era
1900s
Information Source
Macduff and its Harbour, by Robert Henry, James A S McPherson and Alastair Paterson
Related Artefacts
Categories
Iconography
- human face or head
Photographer
- Dianne Sutherland
Unavailable Data
- Related Information
- Creator
- External Links
This content was submitted by external contributors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Aberdeen.