Tom ReidMar 1918 minOld Stone-built Schools of KirkcaldyThe 1863 book, ‘Historical Sketches of Pathhead and Vicinity’ by Robert Brodie, contains what may be one of the earliest documented...
Tom ReidNov 27, 202120 minThe Premier Architect of Scotland comes to townThe Edinburgh-based Robert Rowand Anderson (1834 - 1921) was generally regarded as the pre-eminent man in Scottish architecture during...
Tom ReidSep 9, 20219 minThree Baronial VillasThree of the finest late-Victorian villas in Kirkcaldy are conveniently grouped together near the roundabout on Bennochy Road where it...
Tom ReidJul 15, 202111 minThe Architect J.D. SwanstonOn 25 January 1956 one of the architects who helped to shape Kirkcaldy in the Edwardian era, JD (John Daniel) Swanston, died aged 88 at...
Alan CrombieApr 29, 20215 minFrom Kirkcaldy to New Zealand and the sound of wedding bells.Our story on Law’s Close published earlier this month brought some interesting information from the other side of the world. In fact, it...
David PotterApr 5, 202131 min The Worthy DoctorVery few Kirkcaldy people now will have heard of Dr John Smith of Brycehall, a man who practised medicine in Kirkcaldy with great...
Alan CrombieSep 17, 20204 minThe “Boy in the Train” – An Update.When the research has been completed, the narrative written, the end result added to the website and the computer lid closed – that...