AN HISTORIC war memorial will be given a window to the sea in council plans to transform its surroundings.
Artist’s impressions of the way the new Prestonpans War Memorial’s town square will be transformed have been lodged by East Lothian Council.
It will see the memorial, which is topped with a sculpture by William Birnie Rhind, given a “noble threshold” and a new view.
The council’s plans for the square include demolishing an ageing viewing platform which towers over the memorial and creating a picture window and Juliet balcony in the wall behind it, providing visitors with a view of the Firth of Forth and out to sea.