Wartime events in Gretna and Gretna Green

1. The Old Blacksmith's Shop, Gretna Green
The traditional place for runaway weddings
(Now housing the Gretna Green exhibition centre))

2. The Devil's Porridge Museum, Eastriggs near Gretna
(Where the "Devil's Porridge" was made in WW1)

3. WW1 Quintinshill rail disaster memorial
Remembering a wartime tragedy with 227 deaths
214 soldiers and 13 others died here on 22 May 1915
(Located in the grounds of the Gretna Green visitors centre)

4. Gretna War Memorial Cross
Remembering local service personnel of WW1 and WW2
(Located near Gretna Old Parish Church)

5. WW2 Masonic Hall bombing memorial
Gretna was bombed on 7 April 1941
This remembers the 28 people who lost their lives
(Located in the Episcopal church grounds)
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