Spean Bridge Commando Memorial, Bronze Base

Our statue is an exact 8" scale replica of the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge in the Great Glen of Scotland, except in this version, the base section is in a bronze finish.  Personalised engraving is included.

 
 
£321.60 £268.00

THE COMMANDO MEMORIAL

1939 -1945

SPEAN BRIDGE

 

The Commando Memorial is located at Spean Bridge, the closest village to Achnacarry, the basic training centre for a great many wartime Commandos. The spectacular monument stands on an elevated site facing towards the Western end of Scotland’s Great Glen and overlooking the River Spean and Ben Nevis.

 

The design, submitted by Mr Scott Sutherland, an Art Teacher in the College of Art, Dundee, was selected in October 1949 by the Memorial Committee. From selection, it took a further two years to prepare the master sculpture in clay and plaster before the final casting in bronze. The Finished monument depicts three, 9ft. 4in. high, World War Two Commandos standing shoulder to shoulder. The Bronzes are mounted onto a granite base measuring an additional 8ft. giving an overall height of over 17ft.

 

The memorial is dedicated to the 1,700 Commandos who died in the 1939-45 war. It was formally unveiled on the 27th September 1952 by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother to a large crowd of ex-Commandos, their families and onlookers. Following the unveiling Lord Lovat, the wartime Commando leader, made an emotional address remembering the dead, and paying tribute to the sacrifice they made for their Country. Following Lovat’s address, the ceremony concluded with the playing of the lament, ‘The Flowers o’ the Forest’ by a lone piper, standing at the base of the memorial.

 

A bronze tablet mounted on the front face of the granite base states :

 

IN MEMORY OF

THE OFFICERS AND

MEN OF

THE COMMANDOS

WHO DIED IN THE

SECOND WORLD WAR

1939 - 1945

THIS COUNTRY WAS

THEIR TRAINING

GROUND

In an effort to be more sustainable we've had our outer packaging redesigned to be fully recyclable. Every statue comes in a simple elegant printed brown box with printed fabric tape.

Inside the box the statue will be protected with bubble wrap and special foam bags to minimise the chance of damage in transit. 

Recyclable cardboard packaging

All our statues include an optional engraved plate on the wooden base. On the bronze statues the plate is jewellers brass and the pewter/ silver statues have a nickel silver plate.

To add a plate to your statue please select the option above and enter your engraving details. Please note if the engraving is left blank no plate will be included. If you'd like a blank plate please write this in the engraving details.

Please DOUBLE CHECK the engraving as mistakes will require a new plate to be made.

On the engraving the text will be centred and the font sized to fit the plate.

More Information
Product CodeB77h
Price CodeFI
Sculpting Scale8"
Base Material of the StatueCold Cast Resin
Height Including Presentation Base15.5" / 39cm
Width with Presentation Base7" / 18cm
Depth with Presentation Base7.5" / 19cm
Weight4.8kg

Please be aware that these measurements are not exact and have been rounded for ease.
As every item is individually handmade the exact dimensions may vary slighty.