Dalmeny
Dalmeny maps (1 available)
Map of West Lothian
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
See this old map of West Lothian
Dalmeny books (2 available)
Dalmeny memories
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West Lothian memories
my father
My dad worked on the Forth Railway bridge since I was little girl and I can always remember him going to work six days a week in all weathers, I wonder does any one remember him, his name was David Wotherspoon Scott and was married to Dorothy Scott. I also wonder does any one actually think about what it was like to be a painter or rigger on the bridge?
A memory of Forth Bridge contributed by karen hood
Janet Walker
Janet Walker gave birth to Jeanie in 1913 at 17 Bridgend Rows
A memory of contributed by john scott
My mothers birthplace
Mine is not a personal memory but Uphall Station was the birthplace of my mother. Mum was born on the 29th of April 1924. Her parents were Hugh and Annie Campbell ( nee Mooney ). My grandparents and Mum immigrated to New Zealand in 1925. I am intending to visit Scotland in the next couple of years and will be visiting Uphall Station. As an only child Mum and I were very close and sadly she passed away 5 years ago and we were unable to travel to her birthplace together but I will keep her dream alive by coming to this often talked about, very special place with my husband.
A memory of contributed by Jill Alexander
St James Church, Leith, Edinburgh EH6
I now live in Houston, Texas, USA. My birth certificate has a written record of my being baptized in St James Church in Leith, but I cannot find any record of the church, which was near Gt Junction Street, Leith. Thanks. Morty Grant, born in Lapicide Place, Leith.
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by Morton Grant
Extracts From Dalmeny & West Lothian books
The chapel is famed for its pillar of entwined ribbands. The story is that the chief stonemason went to Italy to study a similar pillar. While he was away, his apprentice worked out how to construct the pillar after having a dream and built it. On his return, the mason was so jealous of his apprentice’s work that he struck the boy dead.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
The River Almond flows from Blackburn to the three towns of East, Mid and West Calder. It was at Mid Calder in 1556 that John Knox first administered Communion according to Protestant rites.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
The precinct is typical of a style that dominated redevelopment and new town schemes of the late 1950s and 1960s. Examples can be seen throughout the UK, many of them now looking the worse for wear.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
Again, this building is typical of the 1960s. Everything looks unused in this photograph, the ‘Old folks’ home looks unloved in as yet, and the trees seem to have been just planted.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
Typical 1960s structures span the whole photograph. This was the typical layout of a 1960s new town.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".