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After the First World War the population of Maybole purchased a large piece of farmland which was laid out as a memorial park for those who died during the war. The War Memorial was erected at the highest part which contained a golf course, tennis courts and bowling green. The main gate and pillars leading to the memorial park were raised by subscriptions from ex service men. |
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NEW GATES TO MEMORIAL PARK ARE DEDICATED |
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The new gates to Maybole War Memorial Park are ceremonially pushed open. |
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Maybole branch of the Royal British Legion (Scotland) march to the drumhead service. |
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Davie Hunter is presented with a medallion by David Kiltie. |
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Another view of the new gates |
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The photo on the left is a view of the Memorial park from the gates. At the top of the hill is the war memorial and in the distance you can see Kildoon. |
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Marion Niven from Largs still has the key-brooch presented to her Maybole grandmother Mrs. Clark, who unlocked the original Memorial Park gates in 1925. |
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This is a close-up of the key brooch presented to Mrs Clark in 1925 when she opened the park gates. |
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MEMORIAL PARK MAIN GATE PILLARS |
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The Scottish War Memorials Project also has an excellent page on these gates |
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