Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Clock or clock tower
- District
- Sutherland
- Town
- Helmsdale
- County
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 21 March 1924
Attended by: Undefined - Dedicated
Date: 3rd September 1924
Attended by: Rev. A. B. Scott, Helmsdale Parish Church - Unveiled
Date: 3rd September 1924
Attended by: General Lord Herne, G.C.B., K. C. M.G., A.D.C. - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 76186
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Current location
south side of the Old Telford Bridge
Helmsdale
Sutherland
Highland
KW8 6HT
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: ND 02514 15388
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Ogee-roofed clock tower of stugged grey ashlar above a hammer-dressed base designed as a landmark for the Helmsdale fishing fleet. It has some small interior rooms. The tower is buttressed at the corners and the clock faces are white with Roman numerals.
- Inscription
- WW1 TABLET: THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES) / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. ON EITHER SIDE OF THE WW1 TABLET: 1939-1945 / ALSO TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND / IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND / WORLD WAR / (NAMES) ADDITIONAL PLAQUE: THIS MONUMENT WAS RENOVATED IN THE YEAR 2000 / WITH THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM: / THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL / CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND ENTERPRISE, AND / THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OTHER / DONORS THROUGH THE HELMSDALE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, / INCLUDING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NUTTING FAMILY, / AND THEIR FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES IN MEMORY OF / SIR ANTHONY NUTTING BT PC OF ACHENTOUL / AND HIS TWO BROTHERS / CAPTAIN JOHN VICTOR FRANCIS NUTTING, ROYAL SCOTS GREYS / AND / CAPTAIN EDWARD CHRISTIAN FREDERICK NUTTING, ROYAL HORSE GUARDS / WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bannerman, Angus
Bruce, Angus
Cameron, Hugh
Cameron, John
Cowie, Ian
Cowie, John
Cuthbert, Donald G
Duncan, Alexander
Etheridge, Peter J H B
Findlay, Charles R
See details for all 58 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: 0
Died: 40
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tower
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Ashlar - Clock
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Tower
- Condition
- HELMSDALE
- WMO ID: 80010
- Condition: Good [last updated on 20-04-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- In July 1999 War Memorials Trust contributed £200 towards a major conservation project which had been undertaken by the local community after they learned that the clock tower, unveiled in 1924, was at risk of crumbling. The memorial required repair work, re-pointing of stone work and cleaning. In 2017 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £730 for a professional survey and conservation report of the condition of the war memorial to be undertaken. This is to be used to inform a specification of works that are required to repair and conserve the memorial.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Northern Ensign and Weekly Gazette - Wednesday 03 September 1924 UNVEILING OF KILDONAN WAR MEMORIAL. CEREMONY PERFORMED BY LORD HORNE. BEAUTIFUL CLOCK TOWER. List of names
- Full Transcription-warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=193&mforum=warmemscot
- Photograph-cosuthtribute.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/War Memorial Kildonan
- NEWS: "SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY" 14 NOV 1999
- Carter Postcard Collection
- BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND by GIFFORD, JOHN H & I (1992) p.585 Source: Image Library
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