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Tillicoultry WWI
Town or City: Tillicoultry
County: Clackmannanshire
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM5271
Value of grant: £7810.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund
Year: 2016
UKNIWM reference number: 5772
The memorial is located in Tillicoultry cemetery on Dollar Road. The contemplative female figure holds a victory wreath atop a granite pillar. Each face of the pillar has a recessed granite plaque inscribed with painted lead lettering, one carries a general inscription and the other three list the names of those from Tillicoultry who lost their lives during World War I. 
This memorial is encircled by thirty two individual stones that display a simple incised cross and the names of those from Tillicoultry who lost their lives during World War I.
In 2016 a grant of £7,810 was offered for repair and conservation work. Failed pointing was potentially allowing water ingress in through the joints. This may have influenced the biological growth appearing on the stone. Some of the inscriptions were also becoming difficult to read. To address these issues the failed mortar was carefully raked out and then re-pointed using a lime mortar. Mosses and algae growth were carefully removed using wooden tools and the masonry cleaned using natural bristle brushes and water. Defective paint was removed from the lead lettering and then it was re-painted using enamel paint.
The architect is reported to have been George Henry Paulin.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM5271
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 5772
War Memorials Online: 151254
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
