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Townhill maps
Historic maps of Townhill and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Townhill maps
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Townhill Miners Village
I am interested in family history. Many of my relatives surnamed Hunter came from the Townhill Miners Village, the earliest being William Hunter, born 1750. I have been researching the area my ancestors were miners, it was a tough life - "Clackmannanshire Miner Killed - A miner named Robert Hunter (22), married, residing at Ramsay Street, Coalsnaughton, met with a fatal accident in the underground workings of the Devon Colliery, belonging to the Alloa Coal Company. He was knocked down and seriously injured by a runaway hutch, and died on the way to the County Accidents Hospital. He leaves a widow and child." [The Scotsman 26 January 1925]- An extract from "Report on mining villages" -"There are, it is true, several instances of colliers living in houses of their own at Townhill, near Dunfermline; and I am told that Mr Stevenson, the proprietor of the neighbouring pits, takes great interest in the social well-being of his people, yet the old rows in the village over which he presides almost equal,... Read more
Fife memories
Auld Grey Toon
Kinema Ballroom.I enjoyed meeting all my old friends at the kinema ballroom every saterday. I moved away from dunfermline in 1968 and now live in the u s a. I will be visiting dunfermline again on April 10th thru 17th. Please email me at njno1elvis@yahoo.com to arrange a meeting. Many Thanks. Dave "snider" Sneddon
Memories
I was born in Dunfermline in 1955. I lived in Dunnimarle Street in High Valley Field x
High Valleyfield
I was born in 1956 and lived in Dunimarle St in High Valleyfield!
School Days
I lived in Mossgreen, Crossgates in the 60s. My first school was in Mossgreen, it had only 3 classrooms and 1 of the classes was taken by the headmaster Mr Suttie. Mr and Mrs Suttie lived in the headmaster's house next to the school and Mrs Suttie was a teacher at Crossgates Primary.
Mossgreen School
I lived in Crossgates and my first school was also Mossgreen. The headmaster was Mr Burgess and the teachers were Miss Taylor, Miss Curry and Miss Mitchell. My brothers and I have many happy memories of Crossgates, exploring the Taft and the Bulwark.
Mossgreen Scool
I attended Mossgreen School from 1952 aged 5 years until 1958 when I went to Crossgates Secondary. There were three classrooms, also three teachers, Mrs Orr / Mrs Birrell and Mr Suttie the head teacher. They were magic years and I loved going to school. I also remember going to the local playpark next to the "Bully" which was the old site of the Bulwark pit. Another great place to play was the Moss Wood at Fordell, sadly no longer there, cut down many years ago. I can talk for ever about my Mossgreen childhood, I have so many evocative memories. Happy, happy days.
