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Renfrew

The war memorial consists of a freestanding stand stone pillar with decorative carvings surmounted by a heraldic lion and shield. The pillar rises from a large octagonal plinth with inset granite inscription plaques and two carved panels, it is raised from ground level on a stepped base. It is located in a hard landscaped area on Hairst Street.

In 2017 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £3,970 for conservation and repair works. The memorial had a number of defective and open construction joints which were allowing water to get into the memorial. The stone work had a built up of soiling and there were areas of salt deposits on its surface. The paintwork on the surrounding chain has deteriorated and there are uneven sections of paving at the base of the memorial. The grant funding supported works to appropriately clean the stonework, repair the surrounding paving and re-point the memorial with a lime mortar. The timber access hatch and chain was also be repainted.

Unfortunately little is known about the history of the war memorial.

The main inscription on the plinth of the memorial reads:

IN HONOURED
MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF
RENFREW
WHO SACRIFICED
THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR
COUNTRY IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
THEIR NAME
LIVETH
FOR EVER
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM7690
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 8835

War Memorials Online: 0137696

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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