The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

William Stevenson · Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 23

I received this request from Stirling Council Library services, Has anyone any information on this topic? Any information would be very much appreciated.

(We have received a request from a national organisation which is trying to record all the war memorial playing fields which were created in memory of our war dead. Apparently some playing fields were originally established as part of a community's remembrance, but over the years the ir original purpose has been forgotten.
It would help us if you are aware of any such playing fields. It would also be useful to ask your local historians and readers with long memories if they know of any war memorial playing fields in your areas).

Willie Stevenson.

DerekR · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:20 am Post subject:

Blair Atholl has a memorial playing field dedicated after the Second World War:
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2168&highlight=atholl
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Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:37 am Post subject:

This is difficult one because do public parks which contain playing fields count in this? Off the top of my head I can think of only one playing field memorial:

Royal High School, Edinburgh
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4118

The playing fields are now a supermarket car park but the memorial gates still exist.

And these are parks where children can play

East Linton, East Lothian
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3557

Maybole, South Ayrshire
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4729

Loanhead
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=396

Thornton, Fife
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2799

Regards

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:39 am Post subject: Re: Memorial playing fields

William Stevenson · Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 23

Thanks lads, I will send the info onto the library service. The only national orginisation I can think of who would be interested in the information would be the UKNIWM, and I know they are aware of this projest. If I hear anymore I will be in touch.

Willie.

spoons · Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:18 am Post subject:

UKNIWM are certainly having a big push at the minute with the aim of having all memorials online by 2014 I think.

\Paul