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Baldernock
Town or City: Baldernock
County: Dunbartonshire
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM7402
Value of grant: £1660.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund
Year: 2017
UKNIWM reference number: 57787
The war memorial consists of rough dressed granite Celtic cross standing on a small plinth. Inset into the base are two polished granite plaques (the original bronze plaques were stolen). The memorial is located on a small grass island off Craigmaddie Road immediately adjacent to Baldernock Parish Church.
In 2017 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,660 for conservation and repair works. The memorial had a build-up of soiling and this along with a deteriorating paint finish was making the inscription more difficult to read. In addition the memorial had a number of cracked constructions. The grant funding has assisted with works to clean the memorial, repair and re-paint the lettering as well as re-pointing with a lime mortar.
The cost of constructing the memorial was £200. It was unveiled on 28th September 1921. Following the Second World War five additional names were added to the memorial.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM7402
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 57787
War Memorials Online: 214688
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
