by Robin Thompson | 5 Sep 2016 | Did You Know?
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...
by Robin Thompson | 3 Sep 2016 | Articles
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.
by Robin Thompson | 16 Aug 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Robin Thompson | 4 Aug 2016 | Did You Know?
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.
by Robin Thompson | 17 Jul 2016 | Articles
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.