Art Nouveau Oddity

This lovely Art Nouveau cast iron chimney stands at the junction of Holburn Street and Justice Mill Lane in Aberdeen. Apparently it is a 'gas ventilator'? And that's all I know.

I love it's slightly Arabian Nights incongruity though, painted in vibrant colours and sitting on a teeny traffic island.

Here is a fantastic blog with information about these obscure pieces of street furniture. I love street furniture, the things people rarely notice the lovely design and antiquity of like post boxes, bollards, gratings...