Residents rally for return of ripped out cast iron railings

From: Evening News - Scotland | Date: December 9, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

A GEORGIAN green space will be returned to its former glory under plans drawn up by residents to create a community garden.

The decorative cast iron railings were torn down from around the parkland at Gardner's Crescent, Dalry - like those on many homes and gardens around the country - to provide raw materials for the Second World War effort.

More than 60 years on, residents plan to use a tiny remaining section of the original railings to draw up designs for a replacement.

Run-down benches are to be replaced and the trees conserved or replanted to make the garden an attractive place for the ...

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