Basic Site Details
| Name: | South African War Memorial |
| Town, district or village: | Hawick |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | The Hawick Patriotic Memorial in Wilton Lodge Public Park, which has just been erected, stands 22 feet high and is executed in Northumberland freestone from a design prepared by Messrs J N Scott and A Lorne Campbell, architects, Edinburgh in collaboration with Mr Rhind ARSA, sculptor, Edinburgh. [British Architect 21 August 1903 p145] Strang gives W Birnie Rhind as the sculptor, whilst Cruft et al give his brother Thomas Duncan Rhind. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Boer War Memorial | Yes | |
| Patriotic Memorial | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1903 | Design exhibited | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Lorne Campbell | A | 1903 | |||
| J N Scott & A Lorne Campbell (or Scott & Campbell) | A | 1903 | |||
| John Nichol Scott | A | 1903 | |||
| (Sir) Thomas Duncan Rhind | A? | 1903 | Sculpture? - possibly by William Birnie Rhind | ||
| William Birnie Rhind | A? | 1903 | Sculpture? - possibly by Thomas Duncan Rhind | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | pp 39 & 358 | |
| RSA | 1903 | 454 | |||
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p147 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | 21 August 1903 | p145 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51244 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | SRO GD 124/15/1850/10 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Alexander Lorne Campbell: F v18 p75 no1210 (microfilm reel 12) | |