Aberdeen War Memorial Granite Lion Sculpture - Copyright © 2016 Graeme Watson.

Aberdeen

War Memorial

Aberdeen, Scotland

The Aberdeen War Memorial

The Aberdeen War Memorial, Cowdray Hall, Scotland, Schoolhill and Blackfriars Street, is the City of Aberdeen's
memorial to the fallen of both World Wars.

Designed by Dr. A. Marshall Mackenzie and Son.

The lion sculpture was designed by William MacMillan, A.R.A. who is also recognised for designing the World War I Victory Medal.

It was sculpted in Kemnay granite by lead mason James Philip, assisted by George Cooper.

The memorial inside Cowdray Hall commemorates the residents of Aberdeen who were killed or missing in the
Great War (First World War) World War I and World War II (Second World War), and other conflicts.

The Aberdeen War Memorial. The granite lion sculpture was unveiled on 29th September 1925 when King George V opened the new Cowdray Hall and Art Museum.


Picture: The Aberdeen War Memorial.
The granite lion sculpture was unveiled on 29th September 1925
when King George V opened the new Cowdray Hall and Art Museum.


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Photograph's in gallery by Graeme Watson
(All photos in gallery are from a camera phone,
the quality varies depending on weather conditions. (no flashes were used).)

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