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Nairn
Town or City: Nairn
County: Nairn
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM4046
Value of grant: £3570.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme in Scotland
Year: 2012
UKNIWM reference number: 8721
The Nairn war memorial is located in gardens at the function of Cawdor Street and Milbank Crescent. This sandstone war memorial is comprised of a classical column with a carved ionic capital which includes a thistle, rose and shamrock, surmounting a hexagon plinth. The memorial has a decorative wreath of laurel leaves carved in relief of the fluted pillar. The memorial stands approximately 9m high. Bronze plaques are inset into the plinth of the memorial.
In March 2012, War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £3,570 towards the cost of cleaning of the memorial with soft bristle brushes, water and wooden spatulas to remove organic growth. In addition the defective joints were raked out and repointed with a lime based mortar.
The memorial which was unveiled by the Brodie of Brodie on 15th January 1922, originally displayed the names of 304 men and women who died in First World War, divided under the towns Ardclach, Auldearn, Cawdor, Croy and Nairn. Subsequent plaques were added to the memorial listing those who died in Second World War also well as a plaque listing those who died in post 1945 conflicts (Malaya 1949, Korea 1951, Aden 1967 and Northern Ireland 1979).
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM4046
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 8721
War Memorials Trust: 144637
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
