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Alexander Taylor Fountain
Alexander Taylor Fountain
Alexander Taylor Fountain

Alexander Taylor Fountain

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Object NameFountain
MediumGrey granite
ClassificationsSculptures
CopyrightOut of copyright
Object numberABDCC001098
About MeSited in Duthie Park, the Taylor Well dates from the late 19th century. It has a rectangular-plan and is finely finished in grey granite and incorporates a drinking fountain and dog basin to the east and a trough to west, fed respectively through lion and leopard masks (taken from the Aberdeen coat of arms). It has a scrolled pediment dividing the drinking fountain and trough. The inscription to the east reads "Erected to the memory of Alexander Taylor, Merchant in Aberdeen by his daughter, Jane Forbes Taylor, Morkeu, Cults" and to the west "He prayeth best who loveth best all things both great and small". The well is surmounted by an urn with carved masks.