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The Incorporation of Hammermen of Edinburgh is one of the oldest of the trades organisations in Scotland. It was on 2nd May 1483 that the Deacon and Masters of the Hammermen in the Royal Burgh of Edinburgh were granted a Charter of Incorporation. This charter was confirmed by Royal Command in 1496.
The primary reason for the Incorporation was the influx of European craftsmen, mainly from those areas today called Normandy, Belgium and the Netherlands together with the Hammermens’ desire to protect the monopoly of local trade; Edinburgh had been recognised as a metal working centre as early as the sixth century.
It was common for the larger incorporations such as the Hammermen to encompass several divisions or companies of arts, which in this case included armourers, blacksmiths, beltmakers, cutlers, clockmakers, gold-and-silversmiths, locksmiths, pewterers and saddlers. The Incorporation of Hammermen was largest of the 14 crafts up until 1560. ..... continues in the archive.
The Hammerman Scholar 2011
Sam Scott
Sam Scott, a 5th year undergraduate from Heriot Watt, was the successful recipient of the 2011 award to Heriot Watt from the Hammermen. Sam travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina. His placement was to ........continues in the Charitable Works section
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Deacon Jock Miller presents the cheques for the ECA award winners for 2011 to Mari Ebbitt and Cristina Zani. There are more pictures are in the Charitable Works section.
The Hammerman Scholar 2010
Oliver Kerr
Oliver proposes to use the scholarship to help him in his ambition to work in the area of energy engineering. He has secured a placement with a construction company in Mongolia ........continues in the Charitable Works section
Edinburgh College of Art Student Award 2010
Rhona McCallum
Rhona McCallum is a student at Edinburgh College of Art, pictured here standing in front of some examples of her work. She is the student selected by........continues in the Charitable Works section
The Hammerman Scholar 2009
Mark Roberts
Mark proposes to use the scholarship to help him in his ambition to work in the oil and gas industry and the international exposure resulting from his visit to Oman will add a real perspective to his studies. Mark has secured ........continues in the Charitable Works section
The Hammerman Scholar 2008
Neale Young
Neale Young is in his Third Year of study towards a BEng in Mechanical Engineering. He has used the scholarship to help him make the best of an offer of a placement at the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The .....continues in the Charitable Works section
The Hammerman Scholar 2007
Duncan Roxburgh
During the summer of 2007 I was offered an Engineering Internship for three months
with Smiths Aerospace, now GE Aviation in Yakima, Washington, USA. After taking
this Internship I have gained skills and experience that have and will be invaluable
throughout the remainder of my degree and career in engineering. .........continues Click here to download a copy of my report.
The Hammermen Today
Today the role of the Hammermen is totally different from that of the members of five hundred years ago.
The desire to promote craft skills is of paramount concern and contacts with Heriot Watt University Faculty of Engineering and The Telford College, both in Edinburgh are maintained. A charity fund, to which members contribute through their annual subscription enable the Hammermen to fund an annual award to the best student in the Faculty of Engineering – at Heriot Watt University. The recipients, who present a brief report on their work at the Annual Dinner – tend to have undertaken very worthy projects, and this has often been very valuable in terms of future career prospects. ..... continues in the archive.
