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Johnstone
Town or City: Johnson
County:
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM2628
Value of grant: £3270.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund
Year: 2017
UKNIWM reference number: 44700
The war memorial consists of a granite square plinth with bronze plaques which is raised on a four stepped based. Surmounting the plinth is a bronze kilted highland solider in Tam O Shanter, pack and full kit.
In 2017 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £6,120 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 bronze plaques required to be cleaned and there were uneven sections of paving at the base of the memorial. The grant funding supported works to appropriately clean the bronze plaque followed by re-waxing to protect the bronze from corrosion. The defective mortar were removed and the stonework was re-pointed with a lime mortar. The uneven sections of paving were lifted and re-laid.
Unfortunately little is known about the history of the memorial. The inscription on the front of the elevation of the memorial reads:
In honour
of those who fought
and
in the Great War
1914 1918
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2628
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 44700
War Memorials Online: 138051
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
