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Latitude: 55.6516 / 55°39'5"N
Longitude: -3.189 / 3°11'20"W
OS Eastings: 325275
OS Northings: 640424
OS Grid: NT252404
Mapcode National: GBR 6352.DW
Mapcode Global: WH6V4.Z6LR
Plus Code: 9C7RMR26+J9
Entry Name: War Memorial, High Street, Peebles
Listing Name: High Street, Chambers Institution, War Memorial
Listing Date: 29 March 1995
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 384770
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39181
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Peebles, High Street, War Memorial
ID on this website: 200384770
Location: Peebles
County: Scottish Borders
Town: Peebles
Electoral Ward: Tweeddale West
Traditional County: Peeblesshire
Tagged with: War memorial
B N H Orphoot, 1922. Hexagonal ogee-domed classical pavilion war memorial with round-arched arcading to 3 sides built into E wall of Chambers Institution courtyard. Cream sandstone ashlar.
Round-arched keystoned openings divided by shallow pilasters, entablature, inscriptions to friezes. Dentilled eaves cornice with
tall blocking course and squat dies above pilasters with swagged urn finials. Ogival copped dome with protruding ribs surmounted by open columned cupola with fishscale lead dome with ball finial.
INTERIOR: tall celtic-type cross with multi-coloured mosaic inlay; 3 panels with inscriptions to walls with mosaic borders; interior of dome gold-coloured (?) tiles.
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