Files on Various War Memorials and Galashiels

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-27 (Gen.1963/55)

Scope and Content

file 1: Douglas Haig Memorial Homes, Stenhouse, Edinburgh, 1930-1935 (number of documents not counted); Field Marshal Earl Haig's baton, 28 August 1935 (one document).

file 2: War memorials and other memorials. Ladhope UF Church memorial, 1919-1921 (17 documents); Arthur and Co., Glasgow, memorial, 1920 (4 documents); Advocates' memorial, 1919-1921 (11 documents); Colmonell Memorial, 1919-1921 (9 documents); Sir Lauder Brunton memorial, 1919-1921 (7 documents); Ballachulish war memorial, 1920-1921 (6 documents); Lady Chalmers' Nurse, Christ Church, Georgetown, British Guiana, 1920-1921 (2 documents); Currie war memorial, 1919-1921 (13 documents); Connell war memorial, in St Oran's Church, Connel, 1920-1921 (12 documents); Largo war memorial, 1920-1921 (6 documents); Kettins war memorial, 1914-1919 (3 documents); Murrayfield Parish Church war memorial, 1920-1921 (4 documents); Melrose war memorial, 1920-1921 (13 documents); Penicuik war memorial, 1919-1921 and 1932 (22 documents); Pencaitland war memorial, 1920 (3 documents); Polwarth Church war memorial, 1920-1921 (2 documents).

file 3: War memorials and other memorials. Strathblane war memorial, 1920-1921 (11 documents); St George's UF Church war memorial, Edinburgh, 1920-1921 (19 documents); Skirling war memorial, 1920 (9 documents); Taynuilt war memorial, 1920 (3 documents); Merton College, Oxford, war memorial, 1919-1920 (12 documents); James McFadzean memorial, Colmonell, 1925-1926, including letter from R.F. McEwen (22 documents); stained glass windows, pulpit and light fittings, etc., Colmonell, 1908-1915 (12 documents); Dr Whyte memorial, St George's West Church, Edinburgh, 1926 (3 documents).

file 4: Hyndford, North Berwick, 1904-1907 (31 documents); Brackenbrough, 1901-1902 (3 documents); 2 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, 1920 (5 documents).

file 5: Galashiels burgh buildings and war memorial. Correspondence, etc., 1914-1923.

file 6: Galashiels burgh buildings and war memorial. Correspondence, estimates, etc., 1924-1925.

file 7: Galashiels burgh buildings and war memorial. Correspondence, estimates, etc., 1926-1931.

file 8: Galashiels burgh buildings - mainly Town Hall but also World War II memorial. Correspondence, etc., 1935-1947.

file 9: Alterations to St Cuthbert's Church, Galashiels, 1936-1937; new hall for St Cuthbert's Church, Galashiels, 1938-1939.