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Callander, James & Son Ltd
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James Callander & Son Ltd Sawmiller and Box manufacturer at 22 Smith Street, Falkirk in 1956. The Sawmill was known as "Abbots Haugh Sawmill". c1969.
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Anderson & Sutherland
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W J Kane
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Architect
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Falkirk District Council : Planning & Environment
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The Planning section of Falkirk District council was responsible for all aspects of development, including planning policies, local plans, and planning control over individual buildings. Planning takes account of issues such as the environment, neighbourhood concerns, town planning and development. Until 1997 the main legislation was the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947 with subsequent amendments. The Planning section did not deal with standards of construction which are subject to separate legislation and are dealt with by the Building Control section of Falkirk District council. The Planning section was part of Falkirk District Council's Strategic Services Department from 1975-1996. It became part of Development Services of Falkirk Council in 1996.
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Robert Gourlay Dick Hood
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RGD Hood was a professional photographer with studios at 12 Talbot St Grangemouth and 99 North St, Bo'ness. He was born on 22 February 1876 at 180 Comely Park St, Glasgow and died on 20 November 1960 at Woodscot Hospital, Stonehaven (source: GROS)
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Falkirk Burgh. Stentmasters
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The Falkirk Stentmasters were established during the 17th century with representatives from each of the town's four quarters and the merchants and trades of the town. They had no legal powers but levied assessments on inhabitants in the burgh, managing initially the water supplies and later the sanitation, street cleaning and lighting out of their funds. They were 28 in number, and were elected annually. In 1814 they erected a new town steeple. The Stentmasters were effectively abolished by the Falkirk Police and Improvement Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict., ch.cxxiii) under which the police commissioners were to be the Town Council, and obtained authority to take over the water, sanitation, street cleansing, public works and improvements, and various other powers previously held by the Stentmasters. Their property and privileges were to be vested in the commissioners (ie the magistrates and town council), their records were to be handed over, and their right to levy assessments abolished.
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Ross Chemical
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Union Chemical Co Ltd was formed in 1924 by Robert Ross and run from his home "Kinneil House" in Camelon while he was also Works Manager of Scottish Tar Distillers. Robert Ross died in 1943 and his son, Alexander J Ross re-started the business in 1946. It was legally bought out by a new Group company, Alexander Ross Holdings Ltd in 1987
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Graham, W A M & Sibbald
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Bo'ness Town Council. Burgh Surveyor
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The Burgh Surveyor was generally responsible for sewers, roads and bridges, cleansing, public works, lighting and related services and for ensuring that buildings within the Burgh were kept in good repair by their owners.
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Alexander Cranston French
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Appointed Depute Sanitary Inspector for Falkirk Town Council in 1938 and Sanitary Inspector and Director of Cleansing in 1943. Previously worked for 12 years in the Sanitary Inspector's department of the Burgh of Coatbridge. [Source: A1047.015]
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Denny & Dunipace Town Council. Burgh Surveyor
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The Burgh Surveyor was generally responsible for sewers, roads and bridges, cleansing, public works, lighting and related services and for ensuring that buildings within the Burgh were kept in good repair by their owners.
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Falkirk Town Council. Burgh Surveyor
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The Burgh Surveyor was generally responsible for sewers, roads and bridges, cleansing, public works, lighting and related services and for ensuring that buildings within the Burgh were kept in good repair by their owners.
The post ceased to exist in 1975 when Falkirk Town Council was abolished and the functions were transferred to Falkirk District Council |
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Dennyloanhead Church of Christ
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This church was opened on 15 November 1908 . There had been an active Church of Christ congregation in Dennyloanhead since the turn of the 20th century but they found their original meeting place was too small.
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Falkirk District Council : Leisure Dept
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Leisure Services was set up in 1989 amalgamating the former departments of Libraries & Museums with Amenity & Recreation. It took over responsibilities for sports facilities, public parks, cemeteries and cremations, libraries, museums, visitor attractions, outdoor events and festivals
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Grangemouth Parish Burial Ground Joint Committee
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The Burial Ground (Scotland) Act 1855 enabled Parochial Boards and then Parish Councils to raise loans set against future fees to purchase ground for local authority cemeteries. Under this and subsequent Acts, Grangemouth Parish decided to open Grandsable Cemetery in 1901. Responsibility was shared with Polmont Parish, hence the establishment of the Joint Committee. [Source: Calatria Vol 9: G B Bailey The Graveyards of Falkirk District Part 1] Local authorities became responsible for cemeteries from 1866. Church graveyards which were previously the responsibility of the Heritors transferred into the care of the Town Councils or the Parochial Board, (subsequently the Parish Council and then the District Councils set up by County Councils). Some cemeteries were run by Joint Committees of two or more local authorities. Grandsable Cemetery was one example of this: run by a joint committee of Polmont Parish and Grangemouth Parish., and serving both areas.Cremation was permitted by and Act of Parliament in 1902. Responsibility for cemeteries and the crematorium transferred to Falkirk District Council in 1975 and then to Falkirk Council in 1996. Cemeteries and Crematorium section was a part of the Amenity & Recreation Department in 1975, and then the Leisure Department. In 1996 it became a section of Community Services
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Robert Bell
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Robert Bell (1815-1887) was educated at Edinburgh, he was called to the Bar in 1836. Lived in Shetland for where he presided at Lerwick Sheriff court for 22 years. Served as Sheriff-Substitute in Falkirk since 1865. Was, for several years, chairman of the directors of Falkirk Industrial School. He was an elder of Falkirk Parish Church.
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William Baird
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William Baird was an architect based at the Market Buildings, Airdrie in the 1900s (see building warrants)
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Falkirk Burgh Commissioners and Police Commissioners
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Commissioners under Falkirk Police & Improvement Act, 1859 In 1859 Falkirk adopted the Police of Towns (Scotland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict., c.33). The means of doing so was a local act of parliament, the Falkirk Police and Improvement Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict., ch.cxxiii). Under this the police commissioners were to be the Town Council, and obtained authority to take over the water, sanitation, street cleansing, public works and improvements, and various other powers previously held by the Stentmasters or Feuars including the raising of assessments to pay for works in the town. This Act sought to clarify what authority was responsible for which function in the town. In 1873 Falkirk adopted the 1862 General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act (25 & 26 Vict, c 101) which gave additional powers in lighting, cleansing, improvements and police matters. The Falkirk Corporation Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict., ch.xiv) confirmed the powers of the Town Council as police commissioners, transferred all of the Feuars' remaining powers and property to Falkirk Town Council, and extended the municipal and police boundaries. The Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict., c.49) provided for the incorporation of burghs and was adopted by Falkirk in 1900, leading to any responsibilities held by the Burgh or Police Commissioners being passed to the Town Council.
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Alexander Brown
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Alexander Brown (b c 1827, d, 22 Feb 1884) appears in the 1864 Valuation roll at High St, Falkirk and is described as artist. No occupation given in 1871 census and described as grocer in 1881 census. On his will he is described as "photographer afterwards grocer" May be the same photographer who worked with James Dunlop as Alexander Brown photographs and Brown & Dunlop photographs have the same motto and coat of arms on the reverse
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Edward Wright
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Edward Wright was the son of William Wright, a merchant, and graduated from the University of Edinburgh on 22 July 1620. He was minister at Falkirk Parish Church, 1646-1662. Previously he was Minister at Clackmannan 1626 -1641, then translated to the east quarter of Glasgow (High Church), 1641-1642 (St Mungo's). From Falkirk he went on to be Principal of Glasgow University , 1662-1683. [Source: Fasti Vols 1 & 4]
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