Monument to Major General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal
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Monument to Major General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 23 Nov 2016
A memorial in the grounds of what was Niddrie Mill Primary School, which has been converted into housing. It is a Celtic-style cross designed by T.T. Paterson in 1899, and carved in pink Correnne granite by William Beveridge in 1900. https://canmore.org.uk/site/298179/edinburgh-niddrie-niddrie-mains-road-niddrie-mill-primary-school-monument-to-major-general-andrew-gilbert-wauchope-of-niddrie-marischal The inscription reads:- In sacred memory of Major General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal who fell in battle at Magersfontein, South Africa, 8th December 1899 while gallantly leading The Highland Brigade Erected by the miners of Niddrie, the Tenants of Niddrie Estate and by other friends by whom he was much beloved
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