Alloa, Ludgate, South African War Memorial

NS89SE 178 88309 93051

War Meml [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, September 2009.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Scottish Record Office

To soldiers of Clackmannan who fell in S. Africa.

Letters, estimates and accounts.

Architect: R.S. Lorimer

Sculptor: Birnie Rhine. A.R.S.A.

1902-1904 GD124/15/1850/1-32

Letter from Frances Darlington offering to submit sketches.

She indicates that she has had a number of commissions and mentions:-

Bust of Q. Victoria for the Town Hall at Morley nr. Leeds.

Bust in bronze of Sir Francis Cook, the Founder of Alexandra House.

GD124/15/1850/4

W. Birnie Rhind Ditto.

Mention he has received Hawick commission.

1903 GD124/15/1850/6

Letter from R.S. Lorimer recommending W. Birnie Rhind.

He mentions that he did the Montrose memorial in St. Giles Cathedral and that he considers the figure and detail excellent.

1903 GD124/15/8

Letter from ? of Sydney Mitchell & Wilson, architects recommending ? MacGillivray of Glasasgow for the work.

1903 GD124/15/1850/9

Newspaper Cutting. Illustration of Hawick Memorial.

Design by Messrs. J. N. Scott & A. Lorne Campbell, architects in collaboration with W. Birnie Rhind.

[1903?] GD124/15/1850/10

Newspaper Cutting. Illustration of Low Fell Memorial

Designed by Frank Connell

[1903?] GD124/15/1850/11

War Memorial to Soldiers of Clackmannan who fell in S. Africa.

Alloa letter from John Melvin offering to do any architectural work free in connection with the proposed memorial.

1902 GD124/15/1850/1

Letter from ? Brindley offering a sketch for the memorial

1903 GD124/15/1850/2

Letter from W. Grant Stevenson offering to submit a sketch for the memorial & mentions that he has already done one for:-

The Cumberland Yeomanry at Penrith.

The Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry at Dunbar.

1903 GD124/15/1850/3

Letter from R.S. Lorimer. Estimate for designing the pedestal and superintending the work. - £20

1903 GD124/15/1850/14

Letter from Sydney Mitchell & Wilson giving measurements & scale of model sent.

1903 GD124/15/1850/15

Letter from R.S. Lorimer indicating some alterations to his design.

1903 GD124/15/1850/16

Letter from R.S. Lorimer indicating that Mr Rhind must be responsible for the complete memorial.

1903 GD124/15/1850/19

Letter from Birnie Rhind A.R.S.A. offering to design the memorial.

Mentions that his late father executed the recumbent effigy of the E. of Mar and Kellie in Episcopal Church at Alloa.

1903 GD124/15/1850/21

Letter from R.S. Lorimer. He writes that Rhind now has all the drawings.

GD124/15/1850/22

TO

R.S. Lorimer, Estimate £395 } Covering letter from

FROM R.S. Lorimer.

W.Birnie Rhind. }

GD124/15/1850/24 & 26

Sydney Mitchell & Wilson.

Letter & estimates that accompanied model. GD124/15/1850/29

Accounts for War Memorial Total of £409.11.6

1904 GD124/15/1850/32

(Undated) information in NMRS.