Buckhaven And Methil War Memorial, Wellesley Road, Methil is a Grade C listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 March 1999. War memorial.

Buckhaven And Methil War Memorial, Wellesley Road, Methil

WRENN ID
pale-cobalt-poplar
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
17 March 1999
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

G C Campbell, circa 1920; with T Good, sculptor Edinburgh; Ruvie & Son, builder Leven. World War I war memorial of plinth and soldier statue with World War II role-of-honour added. Polished ashlar with voussoirs. 2 polygonal steps of Arbroath stone with setback railings enclose buttressed plinth with bronze plaques over small projecting pedestals (see Notes) in segmental-headed niches. Deeply moulded cornice giving way to stepped 2nd stage surmounted by pedestrian figure of uniformed Royal Highlander.

N ELEVATION: moulded plaque inscribed 'GREAT WAR/1914-1918/IN HONOURED MEMORY OF OUR HEROIC DEAD' surmounted by carved Burgh Emblem, 'THE BURGH OF BUCKHAVEN, METHIL AND INNERLEVEN/CARBON CARABESQUE'. Flanking reveals with plaques bearing names of WWII dead.

S ELEVATION: roll-of-honour WWI and WWII.

E ELEVATION: as above WWI.

W ELEVATION: as above WWI.

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