Battle of Kinghorn

Did You Know.. ..that in 1796 Dunfermline`s Provost and some of his councillors were kidnapped and held captive in the black hole in Inverkeithing? In “The Battle of Kinghorn” Jean Barclay tells the story of the tumultuous events of a Parliamentary...

The Last Clay Pipe Manufacturer in Fife

In “William Richmond, Clay Pipe Manufacturer”, George Beattie gives us another article in a series on Dunfermline’s Industrial Past, with the history of a firm which made and sold clay pipes for over eighty years in Dunfermline.

Obituary, John Crane

JOHN CRANE OF SALINE, 1942-2016 by Dr Jean Barclay When John Crane passed away in June after a three year battle with cancer the people of Saline recognised that they had lost a wonderful supporter of the local community but how many knew what a first-rate local...

Dunfermline’s Prison

Did You Know.. ..that for many years there was a prison in Dunfermline? In “Prison – Whit Prison?” George Robertson writes the history of the prison which once stood in Leys Park Road.

H&J Philp, 19th C. Dunfermline Builders

George Beattie, who gave the Society an interesting talk in 2014, has extensively researched the history of Dunfermline’s industrial past. In H&J Philp he shows us a remarkable letter head used by this firm and relates their history.