Innerleithen War Memorial
Posted in 1960s, War Memorials at 12:00 on 28 March 2020
Innerleithen is a small town on the A 72 in Tweeddale, the Scottish Borders, in Peebleshire as was.
For a few years in the 1960s my grandfather (the original Jack Deighton) and grandmother Margery, lived in the town. It’s been one of my favourite places ever since.
Innerleithen War Memorial is an erect stone slab set in the grounds of the Memorial Hall off the B 709, at the junction between Leithen Road and Chapel Street. The gate is inscribed Innerleithen War Memorial:-
Dedications. “Pro Patria” inside a wreath flanked by “1914 – 1918,” Great War Names.”1939 – 1945,” and an additional lower plaque for a 1939 – 1945 addended name:-
Tags: Chapel Street, First World War, Innerleithen, Leithen Road, Second World War, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
Ross McGinn
13 January 2021 at 20:31
Jack, The whole rockery and garden makes the war memorial, not just the plinth and roll of honour plates. Constructed 1921. The 14 18 plate was originally mount on a rock further back in the garden. The rockery is a model of the Leithen Valley.
jackdeighton
13 January 2021 at 20:39
Thanks for this, Ross.
I’m glad to find out the rockery is a model of the Leithen valley. Next time I’m in Innerleithen I’ll look at it more closely.
Thanks also for looking in and taking the time to comment.