SLATEFORD & LONGSTONE

Rear of memorial - Taken by David Parmee 15 May 2018

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Rear of cross - Taken by David Parmee 15 May 2018

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Inscriptions on plinth - Taken by David Parmee 15 May 2018

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WW1 names - 1 - Taken by David Parmee 15 May 2018

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Reference WMO/151022

Address:

Redhall Park

Slateford

Edinburgh

EH14 2HG

Scotland

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace

Description: Other cross

Materials:

Stone Sandstone

Lettering: Incised

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)

About the memorial: A small sandstone Celtic cross surmounting a square column on a square plinth on a two-stepped base. A World War I inscription appears on the plinth with a stone tablet carved in the design of a scroll resting against the steps to carry the World War II inscription and names. The memorial is enclosed within a low metal fence. (See IWM and WMT Grant Showcase links.)

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Overall the condition of the memorial is good but some of the lettering, especially for some of the WW2 names at the base, is becoming difficult to read due to weathering effects, including moss and lichen growth. It has been well looked after since the War Memorials Trust grant in 2015 (see link). The memorial itself and the surrounds appear to be very well tended. The area is clear of litter and tidy. The surrounding railings appear complete with no obvious peeling paint or damage. The sandstone plinth, column and cross forming the memorial seem secure with no evidence of movement or cracking and there are no missing elements evident. There are no deep cracks or missing mortar from the joints. There is no damage caused by vandalism or graffiti. There are no access restrictions.

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Memorial unveiled 23 December 1922 " SLATEFORD War Memorial Unveiled AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY The local war memorial was unveiled in Redhall new public park, Slateford, on Saturday afternoon, by Mr R. N. Dundas, W.S. It was erected in memory of the soldiers belonging to the Slateford district who fell during the war and there were 47 names on the roll of honour, headed by Caption Dundas, M.C., of the Guards. The memorial took the form of a pillar and cross of pink sandstone, and was designed and executed by Mr John S. Rhind. The ceremony was attended by ex-Service men, a company of the local girl guides. under Miss Dundas, the Boys' Brigade and a large attendance of the general public…An impressive note was imparted to the proceedings when an old inhabitant, Mrs Notman, who lost four of her sons during the war placed a wreath at the foot of the memorial…..(extracts from Midlothian Advertiser - Friday 29 December 1922)

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Inscription:

ERECTED / IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / SLATEFORD & LONGSTONE / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 1918 / [names] / SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE COLINTON MEMORIAL / 1939 [names] 1945

Names:

WW1: Capt. Henry Dundas, MC; Corpl. Alex Campbell; L/Cpl. Robert Davidson; L/Cpl. William T McGuire; Tpr. Alex Morgan; Sapr. John Wales; Pte. George Brotherstone; Pte. Alex Campbell; Pte. James Notman; Pte. John Notman; Pte. Robert Notman; Pte. William Notman; Pte. William Campbell; Pte. Archibald Carmichael; Pte. Patrick Carrigan; Pte. Matthew Carruthers; Pte. Dennis Close; Pte. William Close; Pte. Francis Connor; Pte. William Connor; Pte. Alex Cowie; Pte. James Dalrymple; Pte. Archibald Davidson; Pte. Robert Davidson; Pte. William Davidson; Pte. Thomas Dickson; Pte. Matthew Duffy; Pte. John Duffy; Pte. David Ferguson; L/Sgt. George Glen; Pte. Stewart Hughan; Pte. Robert Hutton; Pte. John Laird; Pte. James Littlejohn; Pte. James McDougall; Pte. James McIntosh; Pte. Thomas M Laughton; Pte. James McLeod; Pte. John Main; Pte. James Mercer; Pte. Robert Mitchell; Pte. Hugh Notman; Pte. John Paton; Pte. James Ramsay; Pte. John Sandilands; Pte. William Sangster; Pte. James Stark; Pte. William Thorburn. WW2: L/Sgt. Robert Mair; Pte. John Fleming; Cpl. James Thomson; L/Cpl. Roy M Stewart; L/Cpl.Thomas Preston; AB. Jack Lyle; Gnr. Hugh D Grieve; Pte. Alexander Gray; Cpl. Thomas Wright; Pte. Alan Nelson; Gnr. Robert Swan; Boy. William McFarlane Crawford; Sgt. Kenneth Campbell; LAC. Charles D Mitchell; Pte. Robert Sanderson; LAC. William McQueen Grieg; Sgt. Thomas Colthart; L/Bdr. Thomas Johnstone; Sgt. Pilot Peter Cockburn; Sgt. J Sidney Buchan; Gnr. Christie Mitchell; AT David W Sutherland; Gnr. George Gordon; Spr. Thomas Gaffney.

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