Memorial details

Memorial type
Shrine
District
Lochaber
Town
Fort William
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Peace and Anti-War memorials
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 March 1985
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5888

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Current location

Duncansburgh MacIntosh Parish Church
The Parade
Fort William
Lochaber
Highland
PH33 6BA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 10413 74040
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Shrine on stone plinth. It was the belltower of the old Duncansburgh Church (later Town Hall), with dedicatory inscription on a plaque on one side and details of the history and unveiling on another
Inscription
Dedicatory plaque: (Japanese inscription)/ FROM THE YOUTH OF HIROSHIMA/ IN THE HOPE THAT THE EXPERIENCE/ OF 6TH AUGUST 1945/ WILL STRENGTHEN OUR SEARCH/ FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD./ JANUARY 1ST 1968./ HIROSHIMA JUNIOR CHAMBER/ OF COMMERCE, INC./ JAPAN Other plaque: INAUGURATED ON 23RD MARCH 1985/ BY THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF DUDLEY/ COUNCILLOR MRS LUCY HINGLEY J.P./ IN THE PRESENCE OF MR. SHINZO ADACHI/ SECOND SECRETARY TO THE JAPANESE EMBASSY/ MR. BERT BISSELL M.B.E./ OF THE VICAR STREET BIBLE CLASS, DUDLEY/ MR. COLIN NEILSON J.P./ CHAIRMAN OF LOCHABER DISTRICT COUNCIL/ AND SIR DONALD H. CAMERON OF LOCHIEL KT. C.V.O. T.D./ TO CELEBRATE THE BOND OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN DUDLEY, HIROSHIMA AND FORT WILLIAM/ AND TO COMMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL/ PEACE CAIRN ON THE SUMMIT OF BEN NEVIS/ WHICH WAS RAISED BY THE YOUTH OF THESE THREE COMMUNITIES IN THEIR HOPE FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD/ MAY WE ALL WORK TOGETHER/ FOR PEACE AND GOODWILL/ AND LIVE TOGETHER AS ONE GREAT FAMILY/ THE MONUMENT WAS BUILT BY THE LOCHABER/ DISTRICT COUNCIL WITH THE HELP OF/ THE MANPOWER SERVICE COMMISSION/ THE BELL TOWER CAME FROM FORT WILLIAM/ TOWN HALL IN CAMERON SQUARE,/ WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN DECEMBER 1975/ MARYBURGH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND OF 1790/ WHICH WAS CONVERTED TO A HALL IN 1881/ AND LATER ALTERED TO BECOME/ THE COUNCIL OF CHAMBERS OF/ THE BURCH OF FORT WILLIAM./ THE GRANITE FOR THE PLINTH WAS SALVAGED/ FROM THE WALLS OF THE OLD FORT Other plaque: FROM THE YOUTH OF HIROSHIMA / IN THE HOPE THAT THE EXPERIENCE / OF 6TH AUGUST 1945 / WILL STRENGTHEN OUR SEARCH / FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD/ JANUARY 1ST 1968 / HIROSHIMA JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. / JAPAN Other plaque: Rotary and Peace the world over / Erected by the Rotary Club / of Lochaber 2009 Other plaque: A TRIBUTE FROM THE / BOY SCOUTS OF U.S.A. / ROCK TAKEN FROM / OLD BALDY PEAK / PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH / AUGUST 18TH 1964 Other plaque: THIS PLAQUE / WAS UNVEILED ON 20th AUGUST 1995 / BY COUNCILLOR NEIL M. CLARK, / CHAIRMAN OF / LOCHABER DISTRICT COUNCIL / TO COMMEMORATE / THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END / OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Peace and Anti-War memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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