Caledonian Railway

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Reference WMO/145631

Address:

Glasgow Central Station

Gordon Street

Glasgow

G1 3SL

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Post-1945 War or Conflict
About the memorial: A magnificent bronze memorial to World War 1 with a second plaque added for World War 2. Located inside the main concourse on a pillar near the Gordon Street entrance. The Glasgow Museums Resource Centre holds photographs of the opening ceremony but they are in storage (ID - TEMP.17329.1 and TEMP.17329.2). Unfortunately the online records do not show the photos. The lettering on the WW1 plaque is raised. The Clydeside images reference shows the original WW2 plaque. This was replaced in 2013 with a new tablet shown on the attached images, partly because Railtrack had been replaced with Network Rail, and partly because of the wish to commemorate those who had died in subsequent conflicts. The flag which was stolen at that time (the Scottish Express reference) was exactly that, a flag placed there for the rededication. The memorial itself was not damaged. By August 2023 a new metal bench has been added to one side.
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To the honoured memory of the men of the Caledonian Railway who gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914 - 1918/[704 names]; Original WW2 Plaque below-IN MEMORY OF/THE RAILWAY MEN AND WOMEN/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE/1939-45 CONFLICT/"LEST WE FORGET"/THIS MEMORIAL WAS PLACED HERE BY RAILTRACK AND THE RAILWAY MISSION; Replacement WW2 Plaque below- IN MEMORIAM/TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/WHO SERVED THE RAILWAYS/AND/WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/AND/IN SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS; New Bench- Lest we forget

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