by Robin Thompson | 16 Oct 2019 | Articles
Many of you will have visited Abbotsford House near Melrose, extravagantly built and furnished by Sir Walter Scott. But did you know that much of the ancient wooden panelling was “salvaged” from the old Dunfermline Abbey Church, when the new church was...
by Robin Thompson | 3 Mar 2016 | Articles
by Dr Jean Barclay No street or building in Dunfermline is named after Daniel Thomson but it does not take long for anyone involved with Dunfermline’s past to come across him. In his books The Weavers Craft and The Hammermen of Dunfermline, in his numerous articles...
by Robin Thompson | 27 Jan 2016 | Articles
In Dunfermline’s `Genius` Architect, Dr Jean Barclay tells us about the life and achievements of William Stark. A pioneer of the Neo-Classical style, during his short life, William was to design, and adapt, some of the most important buildings in Scotland.