Taylor Well, Duthie Park, Aberdeen

Taylor Well, located in Duthie Park, Aberdeen, is a finely finished grey granite well built in the later 19th century. It has a rectangular plan and features a drinking fountain and a dog basin on the east side, along with a trough on the west side. The fountain and trough are adorned with lion and leopard masks that represent the Aberdeen coat of arms. A scrolled pediment separates the drinking fountain from the trough. On the east side, there is an inscription that reads, "Erected to the memory of Alexander Taylor, Merchant in Aberdeen by his daughter, Jane Forbes Taylor, Morkeu, Cults." The west side bears the inscription, "He prayeth best who loveth best all things both great and small." The structure is topped with an urn that has carved masks.