Basic Site Details
| Name: | Selkirk War Memorial |
| Town, district or village: | Selkirk |
| City or county: | Selkirkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The design was approved in November 1919. At the last meeting of Selkirk War Memorial Committee there was considered a design of a war memorial prepared by Sir Robert Lorimer. The memorial consists of a bronze figure and bronze tablets, upon which will be inscribed the names of Selkirk's dead heroes. The cost is estimated at £3.500. The design was passed unanimously. [Building News 21 November 1919 Page 433] |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | War memorial | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Ettrick Terrace | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1921 | Design exhibited | ||
| 1922 | |||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1919 | 1922 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1921 | 558 | |||
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p177 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p206 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 21 November 1919 | p433 - Design approved | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 40581 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | SED 74/1 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | S/2 | |