The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

apanderson

Memorial now located at Alva Cemetery Waiting Room, Lovers Loan, Alva. (Church destroyed by fire.)

Map Ref: NS 880 960

UKNIWM Ref: 54132

From UKNIWM:

"Memorial was thrown in a skip and cracked down the centre, but pieced together and is now on display in the cemetery waiting room.

Unveiled by firiends/relatives 16th September 1923, dedication by Rev. J. Williamson.

Craftsmen: Messrs. Stewart, McGlashen & Sons, Builders.

Paid for by Congregation of Alva Parish Church."

To The Glory of God and Sacred to the Memory of the men connected with this Church who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918

apanderson · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:15 am Post subject:

spoons · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:36 am Post subject:

Nice save!

Out of interest, do you know when the fire was?

\Paul

apanderson · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:56 am Post subject:

No, I don't Paul, sorry.

I tried 'googling' but couldn't find anything specific.

Anne

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject:

From: http://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cmas/site.php?id=125116

According to a notice on the site, this was done after the church was burned down in 1984, having passed out of use in 1980.

There are photos of the site and the church building before demolition.
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Ken