Hammerman's Well

Object NameWell

ClassificationsSculptures

Object numberABDCC001106

About MeThe well was originally on the north side of Golden Square. By the end of the seventeenth century the hammermen had acquired various pieces of land in and around the burgh. The scheme for the development of the longlands was completed in c.1821 and Golden Square became Aberdeen's most fashionable quarter. It had it's own water supply, from a deep spring well, situated on the north side of the square. Known as the Hammerman's Well, each householder had a key to the water pump. Daily meetings ensured a good gossiping place. A key to the Hammerman's Well became one of the entrance essays to the Hammerman's trade. The Hammerman's Well was eventually cut off and the old pump became redundant. During the black out of WWII the pump was accidentally knocked down and badly damaged. In this state it lay derelict until the end of hostilities in 1945 when it was rescued, repaired and re-erected in an Aberdeen garden where it stands today.