War Memorial, Main Street, Kirkliston Village 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, Main Street, Kirkliston Village

WRENN ID: other-cellar-yew
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. Classical, obelisk war memorial on square rusticated pedestal on stepped ashlar plinth. Pink sandstone. Raised panel to each side of pedestal; main panel facing W framed by wreath-like swag in high relief. Panel inscribed "Erected by public subcription by the inhabitants of Kirkliston, Newbridge and Westerton Districts to the memory of officers and men who fell in the Great War 1914-1919". Panel to right has names of privates; left panel has names of captains and rear panel commemorates WW2; inscribed 1939-1945 with names of fallen. Double concave moulding at base of obelisk; raised panel to each side. Corner cornice moulding at neck crowned by ball finial.

BOUNDARY WALL: curved snecked rubble screen wall with ashlar coping.

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