Bathgate war memorial - improvements and essential repairs
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2021-10-28
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Project Suggestions
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Investment project code: 57
The website "War memorials online" rate the condition of Bathgate War Memorial as poor. The site was opened officially by Anneka Rice in 1995, and very little maintenance has been carried out since then. Following discussions with West Lothian Council Grounds and Maintenance team, who are proposing to change the planted beds to a semi-hard standing area, they agree it would be beneficial also to change the existing perimeter border to a similar finish. WLC do not have the budget to carry out this work, but consider our proposals through this fund would reduce their maintenance costs in the long term. The main perimeter wall is in a state of disrepair, with a portion of the wall already collapsed, and another section has subsided and the main coping protection is falling off - this will ultimately result in failure of the whole wall, leading to a risk of collapse and potential injury. The wall extends to 82m.
Our proposal is to carry out the following essential repairs -
- Reintate stone rubble wall in 2 crumbling areas, finished with lime mortar. area is approx 2-3 metres. Estimated cost £750
- Replace / repoint damaged coping stones, where required. (approx 50% of stones). Estimated cost £10,000
- Replace perimeter border with weed free matting and white chippings (approx 82m). Estimated cost £5000
and further improvements, dependent on finance -
- Repoint whole stone wall with lime mortar (82m). Estimate cost £8000
- Cleaning wall and obelisk using superheated low pressure wash system. Estimated cost £3500
The work can be split into 2 separate elements - 1. essential repairs and 2. improvements for funding assessment and feasibility.
Location: The Bathgate War memorial and its surrounding wall in Mid Street Bathgate EH48 1QD
Proposed on behalf of: Charles Kennedy, Heather Kennedy, Ruby Beattie, Carol Cameron, Marion McLaughlin
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