Drymen, Stirlingshire
Posted in Art Deco, War Memorials at 12:00 on 12 August 2019
Drymen (pronounced ‘drimmin’) is a village in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Main road through the village.
The village is now bypassed so there’s not too much traffic but you have to go through it to access the road to the east side of Loch Lomond and the foot of Ben Lomond.
Shop and War Memorial. The War Memorial is behind the road signs.
Drymen War Memorial. From southeast. A simple cross above a column on a rectangular base. Great War names:-
Drymen War Memorial. Dedication reads, “The Great War 1914-1918. On this Memorial are inscribed the names of the men of this parish who at the call of King and country left all taht was dear to them endured hardship faced danger and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom. Let those who come after see to it that their names be not forgotten.”
From north. Dedication and WW2 panel to left. Nearest panel contains Great War names:-
Art Decoish Extension, Drymen. Thirties style at any rate. Banded contrasting painting, flat roof.
Tags: Art Deco, Ben Lomond, Drymen, First World War, Loch Lomond, Second World War, Stirlingshire, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
