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GSW/1/20 Board Minutes June 1916 to June 1921
Board Minute 829 13/7/1921 Memorial Tablet
With reference to Board Minute of 18 May last, a drawing of proposed Memorial Tablet prepared by Sir Robert Lorimer, A.R.A., F.R.S.B.A., Architect, Edinburgh, was submitted and the subject continued.
Other Minutes 793, 856, 892, 928, 943, 957, 1001, 1023
793 18/5/20, general heading Memorial Tablet – men who fell in the Great War.
A sketch prepared by the Company’s Architect of a proposed Memorial Tablet to be erected at St Enoch Station to the men of the Company’s service who fell in the Great War, was submitted. It was remitted to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and Sir Herbert Maxwell.
856 10/8/20
The drawing of the the proposed MemoriaL Tablet prepared by Sir Robert Lorimer was again submitted and it was agreed to erect the Memorial at St Enoch Station at an estimated cost of from £1800 to £2000.
892 5/10/20
Memorial Tablet. Submitted:-
(1) 4 Photographs of similar Memorial Tablets
(2) Sample of Hoptonwood Marble
(3) Sample of Bronze
(4) Sample of stone from Cullaloe Quarry near Aberdour, Fife
It was agreed to delay further consideration until the return of Sir Robert Lorimer, who was at present in Italy, in order to obtain his opinion with regard to the material of which the Memorial should be constructed.
928 30/11/20
Sir Robert Lorimer met the Directors and after some discussion the matter was continued.
943 28/12/20
A fresh design by Sir Robert Lorimer was submitted and the subject continued.
957 25/1/21
The General Manager submitted a further design by Sir Robert Lorimer showing the soldiers’ accoutrements on the pilasters but it was the opinion of the Board that they preferred the memorial without the accoutrements and it was arranged to ask for a section or side view of the proposed memorial showing the depth.
1001 22/2/21
The matter was again considered and continued.
1023 22/3/21
With reference to Board Minute of 22nd ultimo, a further design dated March 1921 by Sir Robert Lorimer was submitted and approved, the panels to be in bronze. It was arranged to send the design to Sir Herbert Maxwell and that with his approval the offer of Messrs. Allan & Sons, Edinburgh, for executing the work at an estimated cost of £1650 should beSt Enoch Station war memorial (continued) minutes 46, 66, 78, 195, 225
46 6/9/21
A letter from Sir Robert Lorimer dated 2nd September suggesting that on account of difficulties in obtaining Dalbeattie Granite, Creetown Granite should be substituted, was read, and the suggestion was adopted.
66 4/10/21
With reference to Board Minute of 6th September 1921: the General Manager submitted further correspondence with Sir Robert Lorimer along with samples of Dalbeattie Granite and Creetown Granite and it was agreed that Creetown Granite should be adopted, seeing Dalbeattie Granite could not be obtained.
78 1/11/21
With reference to Board Minute of 4th October: it was reported that Sir Robert Lorimer has intimated that as a result of his Manager and Mr Allan, Contractor, visiting the Dalbeattie Quarries on 30th September 1921, he has succeeded in procuring the stones required from the Dalbeattie Quarries.
195 18/4/22
It was reported that Sir Robert Lorimer had granted certificates to contractors as undernoted and authority was given to pay the amounts, viz.-
Messrs. Allan & Sons for Dalbeattie Granite surround, taking delivery of bronze work and for erection £750
Mr Charles Henshaw for bronze panels including models £635
£1385
225 13/6/22
Submitted Statement of Sir Robert Lorimer’s fee amounting to £207 15/-, which with the £1385 already paid,, makes the total cost of the Memorial £1592 15/-. Authority was given to pay Sir Robert Lorimer