by Robin Thompson | 14 Mar 2017 | Articles
Michael Tod and Sons Ltd., Engineers by George Beattie A native of Kirkcaldy, who spent his early years in the West of Scotland, Michael Tod came to Dunfermline around 1870. Shortly thereafter, in April 1872, he formed a partnership with Alexander Bennett, founding...
by Robin Thompson | 18 Feb 2017 | Articles
Did You Know… …that an elegant granite fountain used to stand in Queen Anne St? It stood from 1860 to 1924, was given to the town by an Aberdeen medical doctor and shared it’s name with a former village to the north of Dunfermline. The Lassodie...
by Robin Thompson | 18 Feb 2017 | Diary, Talks
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 16th March at 7:30 pm in the Abbey Church Halls, as usual. Prof. David Munro MBE will present “The History of Lochore Castle”. Currently Heritage Advisor to the Duke of Buccleuch, David is a geographical...
by Robin Thompson | 8 Feb 2017 | Articles
We all know that during the reformation, the Abbeys were abolished. Much of Dunfermline Abbey is now ruined, but the Church, of course, is still in use. But what about the people involved? What Happened to the Monks by Sue Mowat David Aitken, the Dean of Guild,...
by Robin Thompson | 21 Jan 2017 | Diary, Talks
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 16th February at 7:30 pm in the Abbey Church Halls, as usual. Ian Shearer will present “5000 Years of Kinneil”. Ian, who lives in Bo’ness, is a trustee of The Friends of Kinneil, a local heritage charity dedicated to...
