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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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Alexander Melville
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Rev Alexander Melville (1809-1839), son of Andrew Melville, minister of Logie, Fife. Educated at St Andrews, MA 1829, licensed by Presbytery of Cupar, 12 Aug 1829 and presented to Falkirk Old in 1835, ordained 22 January 1836. Died 2 Dec 1839. Married Catherine, daughter of Patrick Macfarlane DD, minister at Greenock. Son, Andrew, became prominent in Free Church of Scotland. SC 67/36/21 (535) Inventory , 10 Mar 1842
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John Brown Clark
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John Brown Clark (born 22 September 1964) is a Scottish former footballer. He is best known for his achievements in a lengthy playing career with Dundee United. He top scored for them in the run to the 1987 UEFA Cup Final in which he scored in the defeat in the final. Among his four goals in that run was one against F.C. Barcelona at Camp Nou in the quarter final.
He also played for Stoke City, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County, Ayr United and Berwick Rangers. |
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Camelon School
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Camelon Public School was opened on 11 March 1876. By the 1930s pupils of secondary age were attending the Advanced Division of the school and in June 1960 the primary department was closed and the school became a Junior Secondary School. The primary pupils transferred to Bantaskin School in 1958 and to Carnuirs and Easter Carmuirs Schools in 1960. Camelon Junior Secondary School became Camelon High School in 1976 and was closed in 1989. The buildings became a Day Centre. The earliest school records were destroyed by a fire on 22 December 1905.
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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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Camelon Junior Secondary School
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Camelon Public School was opened on 11 March 1876. By the 1930s pupils of secondary age were attending the Advanced Division of the school and in June 1960 the primary department was closed and the school became a Junior Secondary School. The primary pupils transferred to Bantaskin School in 1958 and to Carmuirs and Easter Carmuirs Schools in 1960. Camelon Junior Secondary School became Camelon High School in 1976 and was closed in 1989. The buildings became a Day Centre. The earliest school records were destroyed by a fire on 22 December 1905.
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Camelon High School
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Camelon Public School was opened on 11 March 1876. By the 1930s pupils of secondary age were attending the Advanced Division of the school and the school was re-named Camelon Junior Secondary School. In June 1960 the primary department was closed. Some primary pupils transferred to Bantaskin School in 1958 and the rest transferred to Carmuirs Primary or Easter Carmuirs Primary in 1960. Camelon Junior Secondary School became Camelon High School in 1976 and was closed in 1989. The buildings became a Day Centre. The earliest school records were destroyed by a fire on 22 December 1905.
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Polmont Old Parish Church
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Polmont Parish was disjoined from Falkirk by the Commissioners of Teinds on 22 July 1724. In 1929 with the union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland, the congregation took the name Polmont North Church, The name Polmont Old was adopted in 1977 when Polmont South changed its name to Brightons Parish Church. Redding and Westquarter was run as a church extension charge from Polmont North. Linked with Shieldhill from 10 September 1961 to1 November 1963. First church building completed 1734, second church building completed 1844.
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John Farquhar
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Thomson, D & partners
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M Simpson
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John Anderson
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Mottram, Patrick & Dalgleish
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The practice of Alfred Hugh Mottram was continued by his son James Arthur Hugh Mottram who had served part of his apprenticeship with Dunn & Martin and became a partner in 1950. In 1954 the younger Mottram took Thomas Edward Patrick, a friend from Edinburgh College of Art, into partnership; and in 1960 their long-serving chief assistant Andrew Martin Dalgleish also became a partner. The practice title then became Mottram Patrick & Dalgleish.
In 1968 the practice amalgamated with that of Donald P Whitehorn to become Mottram Patrick Whitehorn Dalgleish & Partners and some time later Mottram Patrick. In the same year Ronald Drylie was taken into partnership. [Source: Dictionary of Scottish Architects http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/] |
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James Hardie
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Architect
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James Alan Davie
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Born in Grangemouth, his father was a painter and printmaker. Between 1937 - 40 Alan studied at Edinburgh College of Art where he won several scholarships. After a period spent serving in the army he worked as a jazz musician, while developing his interests in writing poetry, designing and making textiles, ceramics and jewellery. His influences have always been diverse and by the time of his first solo exhibition held in Edinburgh, 1946, his interest in the works of Paul Klee and primitive artists was apparent. By 1947 his work was considered groundbreaking, with successful exhibitions held in the Florence and Venice. During this period the collector Peggy Guggenheim becoming a major supporter and during the next ten years he exhibited widely. His first New York exhibition was held in 1956 and from this time he was warmly accepted and welcomed by the likes of Jackson Pollock and Gorky. During 1957-59 he was Gregory Fellow at Leeds University. His interests ranged from gliding, diving, oriental mysticism, Indian mythology and all aspects of ancient culture and arts.
He continues to exhibit internationally and his work is held in many of the worlds major public collections. In 1972 he was awarded C.B.E. Alan Davie now lives in the UK with his wife Bili. He continues to energetically produce magnificent works of art in his pursuit of spiritual and artistic enlightenment and truth. In the more than 60 year long career of Alan Davie, there has never been a clear distinction for him between drawing, painting and printmaking. They are all done in an intuitive, improvised manner. His hands are working on their own and Davie watches what happens. His activities as a printmaker have been intermittent but concentrated. Until 1999 nearly all his printmaking had been confined to the medium of lithography. Then at the age of 80, he embarked upon a major campaign of screenprinting, working with the master printmaker Kip Gresham at Gresham Studio, near Cambridge. The subtlety of Davie's drawings pushes the medium to its limits and requires stencils that are very fragile. Therefore the number of prints is small - most of them have been made in short editions of 30 or less. A close collaboration between the artist and the printers has been an essential part of the process. The nature of the collaboration is very close to Davie's experience in playing jazz and free form music. All those involved are dependent on one another and experimentation is at the heart of the activity. Alan Davie was born in Grangemouth in 1920. He has been a major force in British art for over fifty years |
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Jeremiah Dixon
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Jeremiah Dixon FRS (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779)[1] was an English surveyor and astronomer who is best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason-Dixon line.
Dixon was born in Cockfield, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in 1733, the fifth of seven children, to Sir George Fenwick Dixon 5th Bt. and Lady Mary Hunter. The Mason–Dixon line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware in Colonial America. It is still a demarcation line among four US states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (originally part of Virginia). It represents the cultural border between the Southern United States and the Northern United States. |
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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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McLuckie & Walker
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Civil engineers and architects
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Robert Thomson
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