Building record MAB3765 - WAR VETERANS COTTAGES, FORRES
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Summary
War memorial in the form of a model Nimrod, standing in the centre of small stones of red white and blue to reflect the RAF roundel.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0365 5862 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ05NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Forres |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
War memorial in the form of a model Nimrod, standing in the centre of small stones of red white and blue to reflect the RAF roundel. set within a small memorial garden, commemorating all those personnel who have died in three accidents involving the Nimrod, in November 1980, September 1995 and September 2006. The model, of wood and steel, was made by apprentice engineers of Varis Engineering of Forres. It was refurbished in 2019.
FORRES FOOTPATHS TRUST, , AIRCRAFT AND MILITARY MEMORIAL WALK (Bibliographic reference). SAB4174.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 15/02/19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Apr 3 2015 , AAS-GR-15-04-183 - 185, AAS-GR-15-04-183 - 185 (Ground Photograph). SAB35401.
Feb 13 2023 , PUB-GR-23-02-026 - 031, PUB-GR-23-02-026 - 031 (Ground Photograph). SAB36428.
Author unknown, n.d., FORRES GAZETTE, 25/11/20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB523.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ05NW0515;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 15/02/19.
- --- SAB35401 Ground Photograph: Apr 3 2015 . AAS-GR-15-04-183 - 185. Digital. AAS-GR-15-04-183 - 185.
- --- SAB36428 Ground Photograph: Feb 13 2023 . PUB-GR-23-02-026 - 031. Digital. PUB-GR-23-02-026 - 031.
- --- SAB4174 Bibliographic reference: FORRES FOOTPATHS TRUST. . AIRCRAFT AND MILITARY MEMORIAL WALK.
- --- SAB523 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. FORRES GAZETTE. 25/11/20.
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2023 9:54AM
