by Robin Thompson | 28 Feb 2019 | Articles
By Dr. Jean Barclay Adam Westwood Adam Westwood was the first child of William Westwood and his wife Isabella Richardson, who both came from old Dunfermline families. William and Isabella were married on June 6th 1842 and Adam was probably born in Guildhall...
by Robin Thompson | 6 Dec 2018 | Articles
James Stewart and Sons, Builders and Quarrymen Dunfermline’s Industrial Past by George Beattie Born in Falkland but brought up in Dunfermline, James Stewart served an apprenticeship as a stone-mason with a then noted country builder at Cowstrandburn, near...
by Robin Thompson | 1 Dec 2018 | Uncategorized
By Robin Thompson Secret Dunfermline Gregor Stewart Amberley Publishing, £14.99 Secret Dunfermline is a short account of the history of the town and it’s surrounding area which, as the publisher says, “delves into the town’s murkier past, blending the serious with...
by Robin Thompson | 20 Sep 2018 | Articles
by Sue Mowat In July 1854 the Fife Herald published a report on a Dunfermline horticultural show. Among its descriptions of the exhibits and the lists of prize-winners, the report commented that : The Dunfermline amateur florists are reputed all around this district...
by Robin Thompson | 30 Jul 2018 | Articles
In March 2016 we published a “Did You Know” about Mrs More’s Seminary for Young Ladies in Cairneyhill. Earlier this year, the author, Elaine Campbell received an email from a descendant of one of the pupils, containing further information about the...
