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Many thanks to everyone who sent or gave me copies of their old photos and postcards. They are identified below by their full names or initials, and they are Stuart Alexander (SA), Bob Angles (BA), John Angles (JA), David Robertson Collin (DRC), Margaret Douglas (MD1), Murray Duncan (MD2), James Ewan (JE), Neil Ewan (NE), Susan Jarvis (SJ), George Johnston (GJ), Jim Joyce (JJ), Keddie Law (KL), Dave Lawson (DL), Helen MacDonald (HM), Gillian Macgregor (GM), Isabelle Procter (IP), Pablo Romero (PR), Alan Smart (AS), Grant Staines (GS), Jimmy Stuart (JS), Brenda Tait (BT), David Tod (DT), and Hamish Williamson (HW). The photos which are not attributed are my own. Thanks also to John Burnett for helpful information.
The photos are grouped in the following categories -
School Photos People Streets & Buildings
Beach, Links & Views Docks & Harbour Miscellaneous
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The first building to be erected on the Ferguson Place site was the new Burgh School, which opened in 1876. A second building was added in 1901, when Burntisland Higher Grade School (a basic secondary school) was launched. A third building was added at the rear of the site in 1928. The 1901 building (which is the eastern building facing Ferguson Place) and the 1928 building still exist in their original form. The 1876 building was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1913. It was speedily rebuilt, and significantly improved at the same time. In due course the two schools on the campus became the primary and secondary departments of Burntisland Junior Secondary School. Burntisland Junior Secondary School had both a primary and a secondary department. Those who passed the 'Qualy'/11+ exam in Primary 7 went on to Kirkcaldy High School, while those who were unsuccessful stayed on at Burntisland Junior Secondary School's secondary department. The opening of the new Balwearie Junior Secondary School in Kirkcaldy in 1964 led to the closure of the secondary department of Burntisland Junior Secondary School in that year. The primary department of Burntisland Junior Secondary School then became Burntisland Primary School. From 1964, those secondary pupils who would in the past have attended Burntisland Junior Secondary School went to Balwearie Junior Secondary School, with the others continuing to go to Kirkcaldy High School. In 1972, Balwearie High School opened as a fully comprehensive secondary school, and from that date it took almost all Burntisland secondary pupils (but not those who were already attending Kirkcaldy High School). St Marie's RC Primary School and St Andrew's RC High School, both in Kirkcaldy, were (and continue to be) options for Roman Catholic pupils. The 1901, 1913 and 1928 buildings are still in use. It is not clear how much of the 1876 building was retained in the 1913 redevelopment, but the western single storey parts between the janitor's house and the main building appear to be much the same as they were before the fire. A new nursery school has recently been opened on the campus. At the time of writing (February 2007), a £3m development of the school is planned. This will include the retention and modernisation of the existing buildings. The work will be carried out in phases, and should be completed by 2010. There was also a separate Episcopal School in Burntisland, latterly housed in the former Burgh School building at Mount Pleasant. It was a primary school, with the pupils' subsequent secondary education being as described above. As the Episcopal School building had spare capacity, it was sometimes used to house overflow classes from Burntisland School. The Episcopal School closed in 1962, with the pupils transferring to the school at Ferguson Place. The building at Mount Pleasant was demolished around 1971. |
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Burntisland Primary 1a pupils (1950-51) |
Burntisland Primary 1b pupils (1950-51) |
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Burntisland Primary 7a pupils (1956-57) From Alan Smart and Keddie Law; with names. |
Burntisland
Primary 7b pupils (1956-57) |
| Burntisland Junior Secondary School (1951-52) From Grant Staines, who is back row, extreme right. |
Burntisland Junior Secondary School (1957-58) From Jim Joyce; with names. |
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Burntisland Episcopal
School pupils (about 1955)
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Burntisland
Secondary School pupils (1950) |
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Burntisland Episcopal
School pupils (about 1955)
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Burntisland
Primary School pupils (about 1964-66) |
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Burntisland
Primary School pupils (about 1944-45) |
Burntisland
Primary School pupils (1972) |
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Burntisland
Primary School pupils (1970) |
Burntisland Secondary School (about 1947) |
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Burntisland School c1896 |
Burntisland School c1900 |
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Burntisland School c1905 1 |
Burntisland School c1905 2 |
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Burntisland School c1901 |
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Burntisland
Pipe Band 1 |
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The
summer fair |
Burntisland
Pipe Band 2 |
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Burntisland Pipe Band 4 |
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Dick Crescent post war celebrations 1 |
Burntisland Pipe Band 5 |
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A
public proclamation by the Provost |
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Craigholm
Crescent |
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Harbour Place A good view of the buildings and adjacent railway sidings. . KL. |
Buccleuch Place and Craigholm Crescent |
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Bentfield c1915 |
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The
High Street and public library |
The
East Porte 1 |
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The
East Porte 2 |
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The
old swimming pool 1 |
The
East Porte 3 |
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Robertson's boot and shoe shop |
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| The Sea Mill The old mill was operated by tidal waters. KL. |
The
Binn Hill and Binn House |
| Cowdenbeath Road Taken in 1964. KL. |
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| Cromwell Road c1913 KL. |
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The Toll Park Taken in 1968. KL. |
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View from the Binn 1 Taken in 1968. With notes by Keddie Law. KL. |
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View from the Binn 2 Taken in 1968. KL. |
Burntisland
beach 3 |
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The
Links 1 |
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The Links 2 |
The
beach tearoom and baths |
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The Links 3 Taken in 1964. KL. |
The Lammerlaws DT. |
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The Links 4 Probably early 20th century. KL. |
The Putting Green 1 Postmarked 1958. KL. |
| The Links and East Porte Taken c1964. KL. |
The Putting Green 2 Also showing Kinghorn Road, Craigkennochie Terrace, and the Erskine Church. KL. |
| Burntisland from the golf course Posted in 1957. KL. |
The beach and pleasure boats c1961 With notes by Keddie Law. KL. |
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The
old cricket ground |
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| The British Aluminium factory and a freight train Probably dating from the 1960s. |
A steam hauled train on the embankment Probably dating from the 1950s. |
| A British Aluminium Company locomotive With three employees, including Willie Law. KL. |
An old postcard with 5 views High Street, Castle gateway, beach, West Haugh, docks. KL. |
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