War memorial (Helensburgh)
The war memorial in Hermitage Park is located in the Scottish city of Helensburgh . The park is on Victoria Road in the city center. In 1993 the monument was included in the Scottish Monument Lists in the highest category A. The monument protection explicitly extends to the surrounding wall and the decorated entrance gate.
history
The park was on the grounds of Hermitage House . The land was sold to the city of Helensburgh for £ 3750 with the condition that a park be established there. After the Heritage House housed an emergency hospital during the First World War, it was finally demolished in 1963. However, the park and the surrounding wall were retained. The architect Alexander Nisbet Paterson , who lived in his Longcroft estate in Helensburgh and had already designed various villas in the city, was commissioned to plan the war memorial . The structure was finally completed in 1923. In 2010 the war memorial was added to the Scottish register of endangered listed buildings. In particular, the condition of the surrounding wall is classified as poor. The restoration costs are around £ 30,000.
description
The war memorial is made in the form of a pavilion . It consists of cream-colored sandstone , from which a stepped foundation is made, on which a high, round base is supported. On this seat is the round pavilion, which is crowned by a dome with a circumferential decorative ribbon made of copper. The enclosure wall is made of quarry stone. The wrought-iron, two-winged entrance gate shows a wreath pattern with palm leaf and thistle ornaments.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk ( memento of the original dated December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on Helensburgh War Memorial in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 0 ′ 29.7 " N , 4 ° 43 ′ 41.6" W.