War Memorial, Baird Road, Ratho is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 March 1994. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

War Memorial, Baird Road, Ratho

WRENN ID: sharp-bailey-plover
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 8 March 1994
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Circa 1920. Celtic revival war memorial. Celtic cross set on pedestal base within square margined area (originally had enclosing railings, probably removed during WW2). Mix of Pictish and Celtic interlaced motifs, plastic mouldings. Cross head, woven rope ring; celtic interlacing in upper portion with pictish details in terminals. Bosses. Inscribed on shaft of cross " Sacred to the memory of officers, NCOs and men of Ratho who fell in the Great War 1914-1918". Panel below has plain cross set within interlacing. Broad pedestal base with names of war dead inscribed. Rear of memorial has WW2 names inscribed.

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