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Latitude: 60.1545 / 60°9'16"N
Longitude: -1.147 / 1°8'49"W
OS Eastings: 447455
OS Northings: 1141419
OS Grid: HU474414
Mapcode National: GBR R1JW.T8R
Mapcode Global: XHFB4.H107
Plus Code: 9CGW5V33+R5
Entry Name: War Memorial, Lower Hillhead, Lerwick
Listing Name: Hillhead and King Erik Street, Lerwick War Memorial
Listing Date: 12 August 1996
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 390174
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43612
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Men of Shetland War Memorial
Lerwick, Lower Hillhead, War Memorial
ID on this website: 200390174
Location: Lerwick
County: Shetland Islands
Town: Lerwick
Electoral Ward: Lerwick North
Traditional County: Shetland
Tagged with: War memorial
Robert Lorimer, 1923. First World War monument with Second World War memorials added circa 1970. Symmetrical design comprising semicircular battered stugged rubble base with white granite cope set into bank; scrolled stops to cope at E denoting entrance. White granite cross comprising cruciform plinth bearing bronze plaques; octagonal base at centre surmounted by square shafted cross with shield and sword carvings to each face. Later rectangular monuments flanking to N and S with bronze plaques inset in inner faces.
An earlier design by Lorimer incorporated the prow of a Viking ship, but was altered to the more conventional cross. The memorial was unveiled on the 6th January 1924. A photograph of circa 1940 shows its original appearance.
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