sənt dʒˈɑːnz spɹˈɪŋ wʌz mˈuːvd ðɛɹ fɹʌm skˈiːn ɹˈoʊ æt hˈɑːɹdwɪɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ænd ðɪ ˌæbɚdˈiːn mˈaʊntɪn ɹˈɛskjuː ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn ɐ ɡɚɹˈɑːʒ ɪnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ʌvðə bˈɪldɪŋz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
St John's Spring was moved there from Skene Row at Hardweird in 1955 and the Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Association was established in a garage in the grounds of the buildings in 1964.