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George Deas Page
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George Deas Page (1856-1929) was an architect working in Falkirk from c. 1900-1929.
He was born in Glasgow and was the son of Francis Page and Janet Mathieson and married Anne Anderson Graham. He died at The Bungalow, High Station Road, Falkirk aged 73. (Source GROS) |
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Bo'ness Community Council
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Bo'ness Community Council was established in under the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65). Community councils were to co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for their area and other interested public authorities the views of the communities they represent relating to matters administered by the local authorities. Community councils have a wide remit and can act as campaigning organisations and raise awareness of specific local issues.
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Polmont Community Council
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Polmont Community Council was established in under the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65). Community councils were to co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for their area and other interested public authorities the views of the communities they represent relating to matters administered by the local authorities. Community councils have a wide remit and can act as campaigning organisations and raise awareness of specific local issues.
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Peggy Gray
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Factor for Dunmore Estate
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Larbert & Stenhousemuir Community Council
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Larbert & Stenhousemuir Community Council was established in under the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65). Community councils were to co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for their area and other interested public authorities the views of the communities they represent relating to matters administered by the local authorities. Community councils have a wide remit and can act as campaigning organisations and raise awareness of specific local issues.
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Bo'ness Kinneil Parish Church
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Pre-reformation parish belonged to the Abbey of Holyrood. Kinneil was the original parish for the Bo'ness area from the medieval period. The people of Bo'ness built a new church in 1634-36 and petitioned for a separate parish, granted by Act of Parliament in 1649. In 1669 the changes in population meant that Kinneil Parish was no longer viable, and the two parishes were re-united as Bo'ness Parish by Act of Parliament, 23 Dec 1669
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Royal Scots Fusiliers
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The Royal Scots Fusiliers were raised in 1678 as the Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot, taking the name Scots Fusiliers in 1685 and the Royal North British Fusiliers in 1713, reverting to the name Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1877. Their main recruiting area was Ayrshire, Dumfries-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire Wigtownshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire. In 1959 they amalgamated with The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), to form The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
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Allied Ironfounders Ltd
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Allied Ironfounders Ltd was established in 1929 by an alliance of ironfounding companies across the UK. In the Falkirk area these included M Cockburn & Co, Falkirk Iron Co, McDowall, Steven & Co, Forth & Clyde & Sunnyside and Callendar Iron Co. Other companies joined later, including Dobbie Forbes in 1934. The companies were taken over by Glynwed in 1969. Glynwed Foundries has its registered office in Birmingham.
Glynwed Foundries was incorporated in 1961 with the registration number 0068751. |
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Robert Stewart
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Architect
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A N Malcolm
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Alexander Nisbet Malcolm (1877-1955) was an architect working in Falkirk and later in Stirling. He was in partnership with T M Copland from c 1900 until 1921 when he was appointed architect for Stirlingshire Education Authority and then County Architect in 1932. He retired in 1943.
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Dyson Refractories
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Roughcastle Mine was about 30m deep and was worked by the stoop and room method. Coal was worked in 25 cm seams. The mine was not pumped, as water drained naturally into an old shaft. Output per day in 1979 was 20 tons of coal and 95 tons of fireclay. The mine employed about 14 men.
The workings dated from the 1930s although fireclay had been mined for much longer in the area. The mine supplied Roughcastle and later Dyson Refractories. Usually the mine was owned by the brickworks. It closed in 1981. |
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Scottish Development Department
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Hugh McPherson
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Hugh McPherson was the Chief Magistrate of Grangemouth from 1878 to 1892. In 1893 the post was replaced by that of Provost. As Chief Magistrate he oversaw the growth in the town and its industries, gifting land for civic purposes (such as the town hall), setting up the electric power station and enabling the docks to expand.
In 1877 Hugh McPherson joined with D McLaren to set up the Forth Saw Mill on the edge of the Docks, immediately north of Station Rd. It was known locally as “M & M’s”. There were several woodyards in the area specialising in pit props, telegraph poles, boxes, etc. Hugh McPherson died on 8th May 1899. |
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David W Glass
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Architect
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Braes High School
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Braes High School opened in 2000. Initially it took the pupils from Woodlands High School which was closed in 2000, along with a number of senior pupils in the new catchment area who transferred from Graeme High School. The catchment area took in pupils from Slamannan, Avonbridge, Wallacestone, Polmont, Maddiston, Whitecross and the surrounding areas. Braes High School was built under the terms of PFI (Private Finance Initiative) by a private company, Class of 98. The building was leased to the Education Services for 25 years.
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David Keir
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David Keir was born at Scone, Perthshire on 4 September 1850, licensed to preach in 1878 and ordained to the ministry of the United Presbyterian Church on 1 July 1879. He remained at this congregation until he retired, some time after 1929.
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Brightons Parish Church
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Brightons Parish Church was established in 1843 as Polmont Free Church, meeting initially in Blairlodge School. The building was erected in 1846-47 and opened on 21 July 1847. The congregation entered the United Free Church in 1900 and went into the Church of Scotland in 1929 when the congregation was re-named Polmont South Parish Church. In 1977 the congregation was re-named Brightons Parish Church. Linked with Shieldhill from 16 February 1958 to 10 September 1961. A mission hall in Rumford was demolished in 1950 Local quarry owner Alexander Lawrie gifted the stone to build the church designed by Brown & Carrick of Glasgow. Side galleries added in 1893. Chancel area modernised in 1935.
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West Lothian County Council
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West Lothian County Council was set up in 1889 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973. Part of the geographical area which had been in West Lothian was put into Falkirk District and Central Region - the landward area around the former Burgh of Boness which was also put into Falkirk District and Central Region. County councils were established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c. 50). County councils were made up of elected councillors and took over powers from the commissioners of supply, county road trusts, and local authorities set up under the Diseases of Animals' Acts. They also took over some administrative powers from the justices of the peace but not their licensing or judicial powers. The responsibilities of the commissioners of supply for police matters were transferred to standing joint committees made up of commissioners of supply and county councillors. Parochial boards who had been responsible for duties under the Public Health Acts had such powers transferred to district committees of county councils. The 1889 Act made it compulsory for county councils to appoint full time county medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors. Further reform of county councils came in the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. V, c. 25). The 1929 Act changed some of the functions of county councils and set up a system of district councils which had certain functions assigned to them by the county council. County councils were abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 (c. 65). The powers of county councils were transferred to regional councils and district councils.
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Bo'ness & Carriden School Board
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School Boards were set up by the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 which gave them a statutory duty to provide education for all children between the ages of 5 and 13 (increased to age 14 in 1901). The boards had an elected membership made up of owners and occupiers of property of the value of £4 or over. They were responsible for the building and maintenance of schools, staffing and attendance of pupils. They were overseen by the Scottish Board of Education. School boards were abolished under the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918 and replaced with school management committees. From 1873 to 1919 schools were managed by Parish School Boards . From 1919 to 1930 these were replaced by School Management Committees and overseen by the Education Authority for the area. In 1930 County Councils were required to set up Education Committees which replaced the Education Authorities.
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Bothkennar School Board
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School Boards were set up by the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 which gave them a statutory duty to provide education for all children between the ages of 5 and 13 (increased to age 14 in 1901). The boards had an elected membership made up of owners and occupiers of property of the value of £4 or over. They were responsible for the building and maintenance of schools, staffing and attendance of pupils. They were overseen by the Scottish Board of Education. School boards were abolished under the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918 and replaced with school management committees. From 1873 to 1919 schools were managed by Parish School Boards . From 1919 to 1930 these were replaced by School Management Committees and overseen by the Education Authority for the area. In 1930 County Councils were required to set up Education Committees which replaced the Education Authorities.
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