Old Dunfermline

[ad_1] Congratulations to Mhari Bristow for winning the competition for free tickets to the History Conference on Saturday 2nd May at the Music institute-more information on that event at www.dunfermlineheritage.org. Two photographs of Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital in the…

[ad_1] **Competition** To win two free tickets (£20 each including lunch) to an all day conference in the Music Institute at the Carnegie Hall next Saturday 2nd May about Dunfermline’s artists, poets, musicians and philanthropists from the Victorian era, simply…

[ad_1] 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…

[ad_1] 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…

[ad_1] 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…

[ad_1] 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…

[ad_1] 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…

[ad_1] **Free Competition** The ‘Old Dunfermline’ DVD featuring old black and white images of Dunfermline over the past 100 years, including a colour film shot in 1974 showing Dunfermline Abbey, the Glen, Carnegie Birthplace and many other aspects of life…

[ad_1] 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…

[ad_1] 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. [ad_2] Source