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Newhaven
Town or City: Newhaven
County: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM9281
Value of grant: £3450.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund
Year: 2016
UKNIWM reference number: 00000
The memorial consists of a red granite plaque. A list of the fallen from World War I is incised and gilded. A cast-concrete frame and hood moulding surrounds the plaque. The memorial is located on Newhaven High Street.
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 Newhaven memorial dealt with extensive cracking to the concrete surround which was allowing water to enter the plaque causing further damage. In addition, the inscription on the memorial plaque was becoming difficult to read as the gold gilding was peeling off. To address these issues repair work was undertaken to the concrete surround and the lettering was re-gilded.
The memorial was erected by John Pottinger on the tenement buildings he also had built. His son is among the war dead listed.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM9281
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: Unknown
War Memorials Online: 248984
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
