Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Motherwell
Town
Overtown
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44570

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Current location

Parish Church
Main Street
Overtown
Motherwell
Strathclyde
ML2 7LU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 80117 52728
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
MODERNIST LATIN CROSS ON PLINTH RESEMBLING A CENOTAPH ON TWO STEPPED BASE, recessed from the road with a gated railing around it. There is a WW1 tablet with a WW2 tablet below. Both tablets have pinned lead lettering.
Inscription
In the Stone at the base of the cross and above the WW1 tablet: 1/9/1/4 1/9/1/9 WW1 Tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF OVERTOWN AND CASTLEHILL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ [names in 2 columns] WW2 Tablet: 1939 SECOND WORLD 1945/[names in 3 columns] In the Stonework below: THEIR TOLL IS O'ER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allardice, David S
Allardice, George
Arnott, Samuel
Bell, George
Boyd, Charles
Brown, James
Christie, John
Colquhoun, Andrew
Cosgrove, Robert H
Cove, Richard
See details for all 61 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 44
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 43
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 24FT, width 10FT
    Materials: Undefined
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
Condition
Costs

Memorial: ?500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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