spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Merely a conjecture, but Balmaclellan was the home of 'Old Mortality' (Robert Paterson) who was famed for his work on the Covenanter Memorials. Balmaclellan churchyard also contains a statue to Old Mortality, although it was originally situated around the corner. This statue was carved by John Corrie (or Currie) in 1840, so in 1855 (Crimea) the creation of memorials would be very much to the fore locally and it would be my starting guess that the same John Corrie was responsible for the Crimea memorial.
In my posting of the statue of Old Mortality, you can just see the tip of the Crimea memorial above the statues. I think Old Mortality would have approved. |
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