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John Gallagher
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Wardrop & Reid
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James Maitland Wardrop and Charles Reid in partnership from 1873
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Falkirk Burgh Feuars
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The Feuars of Falkirk derived their formal existence from an action for the division of the commonty of Falkirk muir brought by William Forbes of Callendar against a group of named individuals, described as feuars of Falkirk, in which there was a decree pronounced by the Court of Session on 19 December 1807. During the case the feuars claimed to have the right to cast feal and divot and other rights (including quarrying stone) in Falkirk muir. The decree granted them ten acres or so of the muir to be possessed as common property by the feuars and proprietors of lands and houses in and about Falkirk; another 20 acres of the muir were to be obtained by them in 1809 and thereafter managed by them; an acre of land in the burgh was to be made the market place and also managed by them; and the feuars obtained the right to levy duties and customs in Falkirk and apply the profits for the common good. The Feuars collected feus from 1807. They were responsible for establishing the new market. In the 1850s, after criticism in the 'Falkirk Herald', they began to make improvements in the town but, following a court case over the extent of their control, they lost the right to levy dues and their powers were gradually replaced by those of the Town Council. The Falkirk Police and Improvement Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict., ch.cxxiii) withdrew the power to levy dues from the Feuars and granted that power to the Improvement Commissioners. The Feuars still had some authority, most notably the administration of their buildings and public lands. They built a new corn exchange in 1858 and replaced this in 1879 with a town hall. The Falkirk Corporation Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict., ch.xiv) transferred all of the Feuars' remaining powers and property to Falkirk Town Council.
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Alexander Nimmo
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Alexander Nimmo senior (1824-1898) was born at Westbank and his father was Alexander Nimmo, tanner and currier, Falkirk. Alexander was educated at Falkirk Grammar School and afterwards studied principally Chemistry and Languages at Edinburgh University. After this he assisted his father in the tanning business and succeeded him in it after his death. He also conducted a tanning and glue manufacturing business in Linlithgow in conjunction with Bailie Cuddie.
He took a prominent part in the formation of the volunteer movement in Falkirk in 1859. There was then only one company and it was known as the East Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers. In February 1860, Nimmo was appointed a Lieutenant and on November of the following year he was gazetted Captain. On 10th January, 1877, he was promoted to the rank of Major, 26th May, 1885, Lieutenant Colonel and on 19th April the same year, he was appointed honorary Colonel in command of the battalion. After 27 years and 11 months service, Colonel Nimmo resigned his regular connection with the force on 9 March 1888. He married first Helen Russel (1828-1865) daughter of James Russel, writer, Falkirk; and second Margaret Robertson (1839-1886). His children were William Marshall Nimmo 13 Jan 1871-31 July 1871), Alexander Nimmo, who became a solicitor, Mary Crawford Nimmo or Gillies, Catherine Jane Nimmo or Sherriff, Jane Baird Nimmo or Darling and Margaret Robertson Nimmo. He is described on his death registration as "Gentleman", widower of Helen Russel (1st) and Margaret Robertson (2nd), and as son of Alexander Nimmo, tanner and Mary Nimmo of Crawford. Reference: Falkirk Herald 22 June 1898 - obituary of Col Alexander Nimmo |
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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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Isabella Bell
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Wife of Alexander Bell, trustee and beneficiary of the Alexander Bell Trust.
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Bo'ness Medical Officer of Health
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William Graham
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Architect
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Stewart, Duncan (Bonnybridge) Ltd.
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Falkirk Poorhouse
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First at Cow Wynd from 1850 until 1904. The building then became a Model Lodging House (Woodside Home) until 1939 when it was purchased by Stirling County Council as a pre-vocational training centre, then it became County Trades School in 1945. Demolished in the 1980s. The new building at Hurworth Street was opened in 1904/5. The people moved in on 31 October 1904. That building later became known as Blinkbonny Home but was still essentially a poorhouse. Later (probably only part of the building) became a home for children, later a home for old people, then a hospital. Demolished 1991.
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Hamilton, P & C
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James Thomson
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James Robertson
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Simpson, McMichael & Davidson
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William H Scott
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John Taylor
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Architect
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Falkirk Town Council. Burgh Architect
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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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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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