Stroma Community Hall (LOST)


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Reference WMO/278040

Address:

The island centre

Island of Stroma

Scotland

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Status: Destroyed
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Hall
Materials:
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Lost
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: In 1918 the inhabitants of Stroma raised funds of £1,489 for the war effort, which was an enormous amount in those days. This represented just over £5 for every person on the island. After the end of World War I it was decided to use the remainder of this money to build a Memorial Hall and this was nearly completed when a gale damaged it so badly that it had to be demolished. The wood was sold and the money put into a bank account. In 1948 it was decided that the money should be used for a Memorial Plaque commemorating the dead of both World Wars, which was to be placed in the Church of Scotland. The balance was donated to the new harbour fund. The plaque was dedicated in April 1948 by the Rev. W. Fulton of Canisbay. Around 1970 James Simpson, who had purchased the island in 1960, wanted to use the church as a store and therefore an approach was made to the Canisbay Church to have it erected there. However, the Church of Scotland had decreed that no plaques would be placed in their buildings. A proposal was then made that a War Memorial, incorporating the plaque, should be erected on Stroma. A team of volunteers then started work on the memorial. The base was built with stones from the school and boulders from the shore. Pat Simpson made a concrete cross with a harled surface. The new memorial was erected on the foundations of the old Memorial Hall, thus coming full circle. It was dedicated by the Rev. William MacDonald, Canisbay, on 19 July 1975 in front of a congregation of around 150 people who had been ferried across to Stroma. In 1939, out of a population of around 160 almost one quarter, 36, fought with the armed forces. Six of them never returned. [see WMO/199110 for this memorial] The Memorial stands on the highest point in the middle of the island, between the Church and the school, and can be seen from almost everywhere on the island. It is a lonely and heart-breaking sight. The island was depopulated in 1962 [This history of the memorial was written by the descendant of one of the last of the Island residents]. As the island is depopulated there is no postcode, occassional day trip boats run from John o'Groats in the summer months-enquire locally for details.
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