Methilhill

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My land is biggist my land is best from the tin kirk to simon cres, mosal mosel wier the king of methillhil xx

I remember it well - I stayed at 14 Page Rd with the nice Wilson Family and next door was the Baxters. Across the road was Tam Bryce and his sister Margaret. Then at the corner of Donaldson Road were the Clements (Margaret and Jennifer). I remember Russell Keiller and his sister Margaret, the Shaws, the Robertsons, the Kerrs and a lovely girl, Marjorie Barbour. One girl who I often think about is Marion Buchan and her nice family - I think Marion moved to Portobello. Over in Simon Crescent I remember the Byers and the Patties, then Christina Todd and Andrew Pullar - and I can't miss out the Clarks and the Andersons,oh,and D.Colville. I still can remember hill 60 and the dam - the big swing that we all jumped on that swung over the dam. The big barriers that was put on the pipe to stop us crossing over - haha - It never stopped us - and Methilhill dancing was... Read more

Methilhill Man

I was born at 18 Greive Street. I had an older brother, 'Big' Al, alas deceased. I also have 2 sisters, Senga and Elaine, and a younger brother, Grant. We stayed in the Main Street then moved to Queens Avenue till I married. My memories of Methilhill were the Co-op, nae Sea Road, just a dirt track down to the Western. Toll bar, Pipers hut, back of my gran's house, No 7, the tin kirk, Brick Row, Institute with all the men hanging about, Petries, Dunsires, Auld Jeck's chip cart, Nairns, the Bing (great natural adventure park lol), Watty's woodyard, Laur Young's piggery, the cricket pitch (Herd Park), Tibby Donaldson's shop (a wee woodedn hut) where Cauldwell is now. Daisy Park, Hill 60, Dairy Vale Burn, the black woods, the coo brig, Spinky den where we rolled our Easter eggs. Methil school, Miss Balfour, Donaldson, McBride, Smith. McPherson (old tyrant lol), Davidson, Campbell, Mr Russell, headmaster. I used to know the names of lots of people in Methil, I only... Read more

Come on The Hill

I was born in number 8 Pirnie Street, it was the house between the Torrances and the Shaws, a couple of houses down from auld Neil Moreland, he was the lollipop man at Jenny Nairn's shop. I also went skinny dipping at the pipe and we dried ourselves at a fire made from rubbish from the dump. I also played football for the big club and the bowling club. I went about with boys like Sandy Byrne, Les Pattie, Jock Robertson, James Torrance, Wull Pratt to name but a few, we had many a good Friday night at the ball in the Institute. Aye a remember it well. COME ON THE HILL.

Methilhill Primary 67-78

Stayed in Elmwood Road (35), that strange bit that was Methil but everybody thought was Methilhill. I was the one wi the big, black, daft alsation with the bad ear. Anyway my memories in no particlar order, the primary, 67 to 78. Headmaster Mr Shields (Wacky Acky Cacky?) Mrs Walker, Mrs Johnstone.. The corner shop Stevensons then Johnstones, the chipshop ( free chips for a load of newspapers). Hill Sixty, it was more like a mound, The Drapery. Garricks , where else could you get sherry and parafin on draft next to each other.The cheescutter at Simon Crescent gettin bumped, is that the right word? The Haunted Hoose, going for chestnuts at Cameron, going bird nesting, stealing, and trying to sell turnips round the doors , fishing doon the Dam. The rubbish dump, many a bit of junk collected there. Alex Houston scarring me for life with a golf club, accidently I may add. All the Laings , Eric , Kevin, James, Fiona, Jacqueline, Sandra, Helen and Mrs and... Read more

Best Years of my Life

I have wonderful memories of Methilhill, I am a part of the wonderful bonar, duffy mears waters michie leitch mcgill gran bonar was our head and was dearly loved and adored by all the family. we played carefree round simon crescent ,lived with auntie mary and uncle wullie duffy and have deeply happy memories of time spent with them. my dad was a miner and use to pedal the 10 miles plus there and back , mum was a clippie on the buses, and my wee bro billy was the best brother a girl could wish for,playing paldies, then doon to leven beach where dad learned us to swim, a ice cream cone fae dorianos on the way home,home really is where the heart is, i'll be going home one day soon i hopex

Growing up in Methilhill

I lived in Simon Crescent from 1967-1985. I had great times growing up in the crescent. All the people I remember are: Tam Taylor, the Dunnigans, Sandy and Jackie Crookston, the Smiths, the Mcmahons, Tam Page, the Spittals, the Ednies, the Patties, there were a few more families but their names escape my memory. I remember playing a lot of football on Daisie Park with some kids from Ash Grove, like Pete Birrel and Shaun Dennis. I also had great times going down the Dam and swimming at the weir. The shop Jack Caldwells was a haven to spend what pennies I had. Also during the summers we used to sit outside the back of the big club listening to the bands and discos and I always looked forward till I was old enough to get in. In 1981 I left to join the army and came home when I could. Drinking in the big club and the Douglas. Since both my gran and grandad Hunter died I have no more relatives... Read more

Growing up Around The Coffee Bar at The Institute.

Hi All, I remember the same shops on the main street, I lived in Donaldson Road, No 37. From the phone box on the corner were: Clements, Wood then Slaven, Ross, Hamilton, Young, Herd, Keiller, Beattie, Steele, Johnstone, Gilles, Mcrae. opposite us were Henderson, and Faulds, also were the foster families, the Carstairs, and the Gardners. I also remember Jock Laing, James Duncan, Brian Docherty, Tom Bryce, the Hewit brothers, Ian Coleman. We never had a lot, but we were happy, all the old haunts, The Coffee Bar at the institute, the dam, "swimming", nesting up Maiden Hill. I left in 1963, went to Dunbar East Lothian, to be a Jockey, 47 years ago, will always remember Methilhill as it was then. Been back once in the last 40 years. Regards, Russ Keiller.