Walter Scott’s Abbey Haul

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...

Daniel Thomson

Daniel Thomson, A Man of many Parts 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...

Dunfermline’s `Genius` Architect

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.