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Castle Street, War Memorial, Banff

Description: Castle Street, War Memorial

Category: B
Date Listed: 22 February 1972
Historic Scotland Building ID: 21960

OS Grid Coordinates: 368867, 864230
Latitude/Longitude: 57.6669, -2.5235

Location: 58 A97, Banff, Aberdeenshire AB45 1DS

Locality: Banff
County: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
Postcode: AB45 1DS

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Listing Text

Dr William Kelly, 1920-1. Polished pale grey granite ashlar cenotaph standing on shallow steps within in shallow hemicycle wall executed of similar pale granite with some contrasting darker, bull-faced granite blocks. Plaques recording names of fallen, l914-19 and 1939-45 set in outer ends of hemicycle, the centre portion of chequered granite blocks with voids revealing glimpses of Banff Bay to E.

References:
BANFFSHIRE JOURNAL, 31 May, 1921; report of laying of foundation stone.

Notes:
Plaque records that foundation stone was laid by HRH Princess Royal,
27 May, 1921.

Source: Historic Scotland

Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence: PSI Click-use licence number C2008002006.



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