You are here:
Mossmorran
Mossmorran maps
Historic maps of Mossmorran and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Mossmorran maps
Mossmorran photos
We have no photos of Mossmorran, although we do have photos of these nearby places:
Aberdour| Burntisland| Dalgety Bay| Lochore| Inchcolm| Dunfermline| Inverkeithing| Kinghorn| Kirkcaldy| Forth Bridge| Cleish
Mossmorran area books
Displaying 1 of 0 books about Mossmorran and the local area. View all books for this area
You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Mossmorran
No memories of Mossmorran have been shared yet - be the first!
Add your memory of Mossmorran
or of a photo of Mossmorran.
Fife memories
Growing up in Cowdenbeath
I still live in Cowdenbeath and although it has drastically changed (for the worse) I have lots of good memories of growing up in Arthur Place which made me an "ower the brigger" - street games with my pals - walks over moss morran or even Burntisland - roller skating at the Palais - shopping in the High Street in the 1960s wearing rollers and a head scarf - local hops in Demarcos -my first boyfriend - "winching" in the close. Shops - Woolworths. Sharps, Fowlis, Stotts, Muirs the music store where I bought my first record. The Cop-op where you could buy everything. Not a bad place to grow up but then again there were no rich and poor then. Good job for memories because there is nothing here now.
Cowdenbeath
I moved to Cowdenbeath from Lochore in 1959 at the age of two. We lived at 3 Alexander Street (house long since gone). My mum, dad and me. I attended Foulford School for one year. I remember the walks home alone every day by the burn.
Around the end of 1962 we moved to 49 Arthur Place in the old miners rows and my brother Harry was born. My dad worked for many years at Cowdenbeath Workshops (Jock Campbell). Happy years attending Broad Street School, although I missed nearly a year's schooling whilst in Leith Hospital with kidney trouble at the age of 8. I always remember long walks across Moss Moran with Jennifer Baxter, Linda Lees, Steven and Stuart MacKenzie and Gary and Brian Stein, who all lived in Arthur Place. We spent many hours playing under the pedestrian green brig swinging from rope. Around 1969 the miners rows at Arthur Place were being demolished (all 5 blocks of them), and we moved to 101 Blamey Crescent,... Read more
1956-1969
Started my life in 4 Blamey Crescent living with my Gran Dodds, Granny Park lived upstairs and Granny Smith lived next door. Moved to 9 Milne Crescent (prefabs) when I was about 4 years old. I remember the "gang" I played around with - David Allan, Brian Stenhouse, Gary Meldrum and their little brothers. Cousin lived at no.5. Exchanged to the steel houses in Rowan Terrace. Fond memories of walking through the "pit" to Fulford School. Remember walking past the pugs that used to cross the High Street to behind Slorra's on the other side. Saw No. 7 pithead coming down. Fulford School teachers - Misses Milne, Todd, Foote (Brownies), Jack, Inglis and Maclean. Mrs Slow, Mrs McHardy and Mr MacDonald the headmaster. Went to Beath Senior for about 6 months then Beath Junior til I left in 1969. Dad used to take me for walks 'ower the moss' or the White Coo. Never knew why it was called that. Remember the old pit shafts with the bad... Read more
Cascarino's Chip Shop.
Does anyone remember Cascarino's chip shop in Dunfermline? If so what street was it in?
Connie Young
Hello Connie. What a blast from the past - you were my little brother, Eddie's, girl friend. We lived 3 doors up from you - can you remember? Eddie was in hospital and they let him home for the night, so the kids moved the bonfire in front of our window & then the ambulance came to take him back and they let the tyres down so that he could stay and watch the fireworks. Our Eddie is in Mansfield, so is Mareesha and I'm now in Yorkshire. Love to have a proper chat but can't find you on Facebook. Isabel (Garvie) Abbott x
Hanging Around in Late 1980s
I think it's shocking there are no memories from Lumphinnans. I have quite a few photos of the Lumphinnans Club 1 which was started to give youngsters something to do, this ran for a few years and we all had great fun on different places which we visited like Newcastle, Kenmore and ice skating. Everyone was involved in these activities, also hanging aroung Joe's shop at the corner and always being chased away, where we would move to the old brickie factory to see what hassle we could cause with Lochgelly at the farm road. Also memories and photos of Rougvies and the under 18 disco where I started to work Saturdays behind the bar when I became 18, and the Kronk. Even though I did not come from Lumphinnans I did have a lot of great friends which I've lost touch with and really great memories of there with pictures, so if anyone would like to contact me through this web site I would like to hear from you... Read more
Miners Raws
I remember the fun I had in the 1950s as a child playing such simple games like paldies, and kick the can. Lliving down the Raws everyone was your friend. The people of the Raws joined the children in playing rounders and other games. The only bad memory I have is of the nit nurse checking our heads at school. I was a child then called Connie Young. I hated being the one who had the nits, I couldn't do anything about it. I was only a child. Never mind. The fun I had raking about, getting excited about Guy Fawkes, waiting for me mother to come home from the tatty picking so that I could get me toffee apple, oh the joy. I remember Charlotte's shop where you were spoiled for choice in the sweetie department, the ha'penny caramels melted in yer mouth. I made a swing out of a clothes rope and banged me head swinging around the pole. I could go on. Some people now might remember... Read more
