An unusual memorial
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An unusual memorial
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 25 Jan 2022
This Clydesdale horse sculpture is a prominent memorial in Cadder Cemetery, easily seen when passing along the A803, Kirkintilloch Road. The memorial reads: IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM SON OF JAMES YOUNG AND PAULINA ALEXANDER WHO DIED 12TH JULY 1936, AGED 37 YEARS THE ABOVE JAMES YOUNG ALEXANDER WHO DIED 30TH JANUARY 1939, AGED 69 YEARS THE ABOVE PAULINA AUSTIN SMALL WHO DIED 6TH FEBRUARY 1958, AGED 85 YEARS. THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER MARY ALEXANDER WHO DIED 20TH DECEMBER 1983, AGED 86 YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF THE LATE A.R. PATERSON THEIR DAUGHTER ANNE ALEXANDER WHO DIED 23RD JULY 1998, AGED 91 YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF COLIN HUNTER ALEXANDER
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Image Location
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55.922399
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-4.20949