Memorial

Edinburgh Stock Exchange WW1

1914-1918 memorial plaque

Source: Gilmour Strang

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Current Location

The New Town Church of Scotland serves Edinburgh's New Town. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, formed on 1 February 2024 by the union of St Andrew's & St George's West and Greenside Church, The New Town Church, George Street, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, Lothian, EH2 2PA, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NT 25431 74083

Denomination

Church of Scotland

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 87539
Description: Brass Plaque with added brass plaque explaining the moves of the plaque
Inscription: 1914 TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/FOLLOWING MEMBERS AND CLERKS OF /THE EDINBURGH STOCK EXCHANGE WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/[names in 4 columns] Relocation Plaque: THE EDINBURGH STOCK EXCHANGE'S WAR MEMORIALS/WERE ORIGINALLY HOUSED IN ITS EDINBURGH OFFICE//WHEN THIS WAS CLOSED IN 1971 THEY WERE MOVED/TO THE SCOTTISH STOCK EXCHANGE IN GLASGOW//THEY WERE RETURNED TO EDINBURGH IN 1998, AND ARE NOW/DISPLAYED HERE IN THE PARISH OF THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 27
Died: 27
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: in column 1 are 4 names in alphabetical order [possibly officers] followed by the other 23 names in alphabetical order

Conservation

Components

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

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