Last September we paid a visit to Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.

There are some fine buildings in the town, including the former Technical School, now the Nan Tait Centre, on Abbey Road.

Side of building with Student’s Entrance:-

Frontage. (Stitch of two photos.):-

Frieze:-

Entrance:-

Plaque:-

Second frieze:-

I published my photo of the War Memorial at Fulwell here.

Recently I received a comment on that post from Phil Cockton saying “Look at it now,” so I made a search on the internet.

I found this BBC news page.

I have taken the liberty of copying the photo from it.

The King’s Royal Rifle Corps Memorial on Menin Road, near Ypres (Ieper) Belgium:-

Last Post at Menin Gate, May 2017:-

For Remembrance Day.

In 2017 we attended the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres (Ieper,) for the second time.

First set of bugle calls:-

Flag lowering:-

End of Ceremony bugle calls:-

In the background of my first photo of Braemar’s War Memorial can be seen another memorial which features an aircraft engine:-

This is from a Vickers Wellington aircraft which crashed near Braemar in poor weather on 19/1/1942. All 8 crewmen died.
The memorial is dedicated to them and to all othe aircrew who died in the Cairngorms:-

Lower plaque, dedication to those Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives over the Cairngorm mountains:-

A Celtic Cross sited near the Clunie Water:-

Closer view:-

Dedication and names:-

While walking through Braemar after visiting the showground I spotted this (kit-built?) car:-

The bridge in the photo immediately above is over the Clunie Water. Videos below:-

After Crathie, our way home took us through Braemar; so of course we had to stop for a look at the famous Braemar Gathering showground, home of one of the most famous Highland Games events.

Off to the side of the approach road is the Braemar Highland Games Centre along with the J S Milne Gallery:-

Attached on the other side of the J S Milne Gallery is the Kauffman Exhibition Hall and Braemar Royal Highland Society:-

Arena entrance gates:-

Looking back to entrance gates from arena:-

Stands:-

Royal Pavilion:-

Uncovered seating:-

The village of Crathie lies just by Balmoral Estate which is separated from Crathie car park by a bridge over the River Dee designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I couldn’t get to a vantage point to photograph the bridge itself but it has fine views of the River Dee.

Looking west:-

Looking east:-

Crathie Kirk – which is where the royal family attend church when at Balmoral:-

Church door:-

Stone by Crathie Kirk’s Door. Preserved from a former Church at Crathie:-

Side of kirk:-

By the time we got to Balmoral it was far too late in the day for a visit. So we just scouted the outside.

Gates to Balmoral Estate. With monograms GR for George V and MR for Queen Mary:-

On the appraoch road from the car park lies a War Memorial unveiled by King George V in 1922.

Note the swastikas (or fylfots) at base of the inscription. These are in a different orientation to the later German swastikas and were good luck symbols.
The names on the upper block are of Balmoral estate employees, the lower ones are for men from the nearby village of Crathie.

Dedication plaque:-