and other industry. These included the Etna Brickworks, the Unicol Tile Works, the Atlas Brick Works and the West Works (demolished 1982). In 1919, at the centre of the town (the Cross), a cast-iron memorial was erected. Erected by the public, the Kerr Memorial commemorates a Mrs Elizbeth Kerr who was fatally injured in the saving of a child from being run over by a passing motor car. In 1923, a large Miner's Welfare Institute was established in the town (it has since been converted to flats). Most of the mines and other industry in the town closed following the Second World War. As with most mineral dependent communities, as the deposits were exhausted and the pits closed, many moved away but enough local industry remained for the township to survive and today it has also become a commuting hub for those employed in the major towns. In 1966, a new harled council office building was built in the town (it is now a Vets). In 2018, following a community fundraising effort, the town erected a new war memorial to those lost in wars from Armadale and the surrounding area. The memorial was erected at Watson park in the town and includes a statue of a bagpiper. Economy There are several public bars in the town - Coppies, The Corrie, Kross Bar, The Cavalier, The Rowan Tree, The Regal Bar and The Goth, which provides the town clock at the front of the building. Restaurants to dine in Amore and Versa. There are local shops like Coia's Sweet Shop, Coia's Fish and Chip shop, Pablo’s fish and chip shops, Spice of Life Kebab shop, John Dewar and Sons Butchers and others. There is also a Day Today supermarket on West Main Street. The local Mill garden centre at the bottom of the mill road offers excellent food. Culture and community Armadale has a public library located on North Street. The Armadale Partnership Centre is a large community centre in the town that includes council services, event spaces, meeting rooms, a cafe and sports facilities. The town has a swimming pool, run by Xcite, and was given the name Jim Sibbald Swimming Pool in honour of a former councillor who had served the community for 30 years. Parks in Armadale include Watson Park (adjacent to the new war memorial), Nelson Park (once abandoned to flooding but renovated following the Queens Jubilee),