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W J Kane
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Architect
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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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Graham, W A M & Sibbald
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Douglas Hogg
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Commissions include:
1999: Pair of commemorative windows, Dalserf church, Lanarkshire 1999: Trinity window, St Margaret's church, Dunfermline, Fife 1998: Memorial windows, Christ Church, Duns, Berwickshire 1998: Prayer room triptych, St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh 1996: gallery window, Our Lady RC church, West Calder, West Lothian 1995: window panels for Patrick Geddes' house, Edinburgh 1994: set of windows, Trophy room, Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Fife 1991: design of apse window scheme and tracery lights, Dunbar parish church 1986 and 1991: 2 windows, St. Andrews Church, Dundee Exhibitions include Scottish Glass Now (2000, Edinburgh and Dundee), the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyoto, Japan (1999), a touring European group show, curated by Glasmalerei Otto Peters, Germany (1998), Glass, Light and Space British Craft Council, London and UK tour (1997) and a one-man show at the Cochrane Gallery in 1995. |
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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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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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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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J M Robertson
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Architect, working in Charing Cross, Grangemouth in 1905 and at 32 Craiglockart Rd, Edinburgh in 1938
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Douglas Snedden
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Studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 1973 - 1977 (Drawing and painting)
Visiting lecturer Exeter College of Art 1977. Elizabeth. T. Greenshield Award 1979 Studied etching at Atelier 17 (Paris) with S.W.Hayter 1979-80 Began teaching career in 1980 at Graeme High School, Falkirk. Lecturer and Demonstrator, Scottish Arts Council 1989-92 Currently Principal Teacher of The Faculty of Arts, Alva Academy Exhibitions: Have shown work regularly at all major Scottish Group Exhibitions since 1978 including R.S.A., R.S.W., S.A.A.C., V.A.S., S.S.A., as well as Scottish Print Open, Compass Gallery Christmas Show, Dundee Printmakers, Lothian Printmakers, Central Arts, Falkirk Artists, McCauley Gallery- Stenton, The Clayton Gallery - Newcastle, Nexus Gallery- Edinburgh One Person Shows: The Carnoustie Gallery, Dalkieth Arts Centre Studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 1973 - 1977(Drawing and painting) Visiting lecturer Exeter College of Art 1977. Elizabeth. T. Greenshield Award 1979 Studied etching at Atelier 17 (Paris) with S.W.Hayter 1979-80 Began teaching career in 1980 at Graeme High School, Falkirk. Lecturer and Demonstrator, Scottish Arts Council 1989-92 Currently Principal Teacher of The Faculty of Arts, Alva Academy |
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Stirlingshire Constabulary
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Stirlingshire Police Force was created in 1850 and was succeeded by Stirling and Clackmannan Police Force in 1949. It was called Stirling County Police from 1938 to 1949. Stirlingshire Constabulary provided the police force for Falkirk Burgh. Counties were empowered to set up police forces by the Rogue Money (Scotland) Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict., c.65), which provided finance for the setting up of a county police force by the commissioners of supply. The Police (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict., c.72) required all counties which had not already done so to establish and maintain a police force, and established the post of chief constable. County police forces were administered by a police committee made up of commissioners of supply, the lord lieutenant and the sheriff of the county. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c.50) transferred the powers and duties of the police committees to standing joint committees composed of county councillors, commissioners of supply and the sheriff-principal. Under the 1929 Local Government (Scotland) Act (19 & 20 Geo. V, c.25) some police forces were merged. There have been further mergers since that date and today there are only eight police forces in Scotland: Northern, Grampian, Tayside, Central Scotland, Lothian and Borders, Fife, Dumfries and Galloway, and Strathclyde. [Source : SCAN Knowledge Base]
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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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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 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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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 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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Emma Hosie
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Emma Hosie (nee Bathfield) appears to have been married before to James Schaw (Surgeon in the Royal Navy) who resided in Falkirk and who died in 1841, leaving a son, James, and a daughter, Jane. She subsequently remarried James Hosie, grocer of Falkirk who became a manager of Oakfield Foundry, near Dunfermline and later owner of Bathgate Foundry Company. He was killed in a railway accident at Pardovan, West Lothian
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