I have placed this TB in an impressive and decorative rotunda which houses a well along the Water of Leith in cetnral Edinburgh. The Water of Leith runs fro 12 miles through the city and it's possible to walk or cycle the entire length. You would hardly know that you are in a capital city. St Bernard’s Well is found on the Water of Leith Walkway between Dean Village and Stockbridge. Below are some excerpts from the cache page, but it's worth taking a look at the photos on the cache page to see the inside of the rotunda. I will upload some photos of the TB outside the structure.
"Externally it takes the form of a Roman doric rotunda with a statue of Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation in the centre. The well itself is contained within.
It is named after St Bernard of Clairvaux, founder of the Cistercian order in the 12th century, who is reputed to have discovered it while living in a nearby cave. Apparently he was feeling ill and was led to the spring by birds (so I guess they discovered it really - brings a whole new meaning to The spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where dem birdies is...). He drank the water and after some days, as if by magic, recovered his health. The surrounding area became known as St Bernards.
The well disappeared from the records for a while and was supposedly rediscovered by three boys from Heriot's Hospital in about 1760. In 1764 the water was very popular although likened to tasting like the “washings of foul gunbarrels”. (That makes me wonder how one would know what foul gunbarrel washings would taste like...perhaps they drank that when they ran out of ale?)
The current building was commissioned by the then owner of the well, Lord Gardenstone (Francis Garden) in 1789. He was apparently so impressed by the well’s effects that he employed architect Alexander Nasmyth to design the new wellhouse that we see today. The design was based on Sybils's Temple at Tivoli
The interior has a mosaic floor in terracotta and white with ornate blue mosaic domed ceiling and gilded sun-face with pierced ventilation holes. There is a white marble pump on which is the inscription "Bibendo Valebis" - which means by drinking you will become well - (as in better, rather than being transformed into a well!)
The last private owner, William Nelson the publisher had the well restored in 1887 by Thomas Bonnar and a new marble statue of Hygeia was carved by D W Stevenson to replace the original Coade stone (a type of ceramic) one that had become damaged."