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War Memorial, Main Road, Cardross

A Category B Listed Building in Cardross, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9628 / 55°57'46"N

Longitude: -4.6527 / 4°39'9"W

OS Eastings: 234511

OS Northings: 677598

OS Grid: NS345775

Mapcode National: GBR 0H.XBQR

Mapcode Global: WH2MC.HDM6

Plus Code: 9C7QX87W+4W

Entry Name: War Memorial, Main Road, Cardross

Listing Name: Cardross, Main Road, War Memorial

Listing Date: 23 February 1996

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389214

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42914

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Cardross, Main Road, War Memorial

ID on this website: 200389214

Location: Cardross

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: Helensburgh and Lomond South

Parish: Cardross

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

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Description

Circa 1920. Ashlar plinth surrounded by ashlar walls on 3 sides, forming U-plan memorial screen, terminated by piers, lead and ornamental Greek-style cast-iron urns. Plain, monumental memorial slab advanced at centre of back wall; inscribed "Our Glorious Dead" 1914-1919; 1939-1945; 4 cast-iron plaques flanking inscribed with the names of the war dead.

Statement of Interest

The war memorial was unveiled on Sunday December 11 1921 by Sir Iain Colquhoun, Lord Lieutenant of the County. The WW2 plaque was unveiled in June 1948. The original war memorial opened onto the parkland of Cardross Park.

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