Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Renfrew
Town
Giffnock
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
John Watson FRIBA (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5 December 1921
    Attended by: Mr Joseph Johnstone M.P. for Eastern Division of Renfrewshire
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76145

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Current location

In front of the Kirk
Greenhill Avenue/Mains Avenue junction
just before Eastwood Toll Roundabout
Giffnock
Renfrew
Strathclyde
G46 6QX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 55904 58255
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A freestone cenotaph with a simple cross carved on the upper face, set on two low steps and flanked by a curving wall at rear. The commemoration and names of the WWI dead are on a bronze tablet set on to the face of the cenotaph. The names of the WWII dead are listed on two bronze tablets set on the face of the rear wall on either side of the cenotaph. There is also a bronze wreath and draped colours on the face above the WWI tablet.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/GIFFNOCK WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1919/[names in 3 columns]/"THEY GAVE THEIR YOUTH THAT THE WORLD MIGHT GROW OLD IN PEACE" The 2 side plaques- [WW2 names in 3 columns on each plaque]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, Alexander
Allison, James M
Anderson, Dean
Anderson, Gordon
Anderson, Norman Mcl
Anderson, Robertson T
Andrew, John G
Angus, James
Archibald, Harry C
Baser, Wylie
See details for all 175 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 137
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 137
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Detail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
History
In 2017 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £8,480 for conservation and repair works. The pointing on the war memorial had failed and a number of the joints were void of mortar. The masonry had attracted biological growth and pollution surface dirt. The paving at the base had become uneven and a number of the flagstones and edging were damaged. A paint finish had been applied to the bronze plaques. To address these issues the memorial and the bronze plaques were appropriately cleaned. The damaged flagstones and edging were replaced on a like for like basis and reset, the construction joints and those of the memorial were re-pointed with a lime mortar.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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