Photograph of Chalmers Street in 1962 looking down towards the gates of the Glen. The Chalmers Street Church on the left would be demolished soon afterwards to make way for what is now the entrance to the car park opposite…
Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital
Two photographs of Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital in the New Row and Reid Street that served as the main emergency and surgical hospital for over 100 years until it became redundant when the new Queen Margaret Hospital was built.…
Queen Anne Street
This photograph from 1981 shows Queen Anne Street looking towards the Post Office, before it was removed to make way for the Kingsgate Centre development. In the street were buildings such as the Union Inn which was run on the…
East Port
Photograph of East Port showing Dunfermline Building Society which occupied two mansion houses linked by a banking hall, one of which is now Grill 48. Kay Bruce wool and toyshop is on the right, with their sweet shop further along…
Scottish Cup Final
Photograph of people queuing-in some cases for up to six hours-to get tickets for Dunfermline’s 1961 Scottish Cup Final in which they beat Celtic to win the Cup. Note that the Main Stand of East End Park in Halbeath Road…
Reform Street
Photograph of Reform Street at its junction with Pilmuir Street from the early 1960’s. All that remains of this street is the pub on the extreme right which was the ‘Bath Tavern’ and is now ‘Coady’s’, and the building that…
Gardens and teak and glass greenhouses
Photograph of the gardens and teak and glass greenhouses built in 1911 in the Glen and replaced by modern aluminium and glass building in 1973. Second photograph is of the Model Traffic Area that was created in 1950 where children…
Showing the New Row
The photograph shows the New Row just down from its junction with the High Street where Reubens Cafe now is on the left, and where one of Dunfermline’s best known shops, the Hobby Model Shop, used to be situated.
Old bus station
Photograph of old bus station situated where the new Tesco is now. Snack bar and Alexander’s booking office in the back ground. The Fruit Shop on the opposite side of the road is where the exit from the new bus…
Bridge Street
A view from the Glen Gates up Bridge Street towards the High Street busy with shoppers in the 1950’s. Hutton’s on the left hand side of the photograph is where ‘The Seven Kings’ pub is now situated.