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Slateford and Longstone
Town or City: Slateford
County: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM4159
Value of grant: £3450.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund
Year: 2015
UKNIWM reference number: 53596
The memorial takes the form of a sandstone Celtic cross which surmounts 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 located in Redhall Park, Slateford.
In 2015 a grant of £35,190 was offered to eight different war memorials in Edinburgh for repair and conservation works. Following completion of the works in 2016 a grant of £27,600 was awarded as costs were lower than anticipated. This Showcase shows the grant paid for each grant as an eighth of the total cost, £3,450.
The works to Slateford and Longstone war memorial dealt with biological growth and soiling on the memorial which was making the inscription difficult to read. To address this issue the memorial was appropriately cleaned with steam. In addition, open construction joints were re-pointed with a lime mortar.
Unfortunately little of the history of the memorial is known although it is understood that new foundations were installed in the 1970’s.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM4159
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 53596
War Memorials Online: 151022
Further details of all the memorials which formed part of this project can be found by clicking the links below:
- Ratho (WM3321)
- Slateford (WM4159)
- Dalmeny (WM5189)
- Royal Scots Greys (WM7565)
- Duddingston (WM8854)
- Cannongate (WM9280)
- Newhaven (WM9281)
- South Queensferry (WM9282)
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
