Photographs (1989-2000)
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A collection of 66 recent photographs
The
photographs were taken between 1989 and 2000.
They are listed
below and are grouped in the following broad categories:
Views from the Binn
The
Links, the Beach and the Lammerlaws
Historic
Buildings
The Town Centre
The
Harbour and Docks
Miscellaneous
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Views from the Binn |
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Looking towards the Forth Bridges (1993) |
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The golf course, the cemetery and Inchkeith island (1993) |
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Pettycur sands and Inchkeith island (1993) |
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The Links and the Lammerlaws (1993) |
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The Lammerlaws, with Edinburgh in the background (1993) |
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The bauxite waste tip at Whinneyhall, with Binn village ruins on the left (1993) |
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Part of the ruins of the Binn village (1993) |
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West central Burntisland (1993) |
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Craigkelly TV transmitter (1993) |
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North of Craigkelly (1993) |
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The direction indicator on the Binn summit (1993) |
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The Links, the Beach and the Lammerlaws |
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The Links (1989) |
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The drinking fountain (1989) |
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Market Day (1999) |
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The main railway line to the north, with day trippers' buses in the car park (1993) |
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The Lammerlaws and the Beacon Leisure Centre (1998) |
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Pettycur sands from the Kingswood Hotel (1989) |
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A winter evening from the Lammerlaws (1994) |
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The Erskine Church (United Free Church of Scotland) (1993) |
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Links Place (1998) |
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The Unity Hall, home of the Air Training Corps (originally the Police Station and Court) (2000) |
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Historic Buildings |
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The ruined chancel of the Kirkton church (1997) |
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The Parish Church (2000) |
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Rossend Castle (1989) |
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Somerville Square, with Mary Somerville's house second from the left (with the tall chimney) (2000) |
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Somerville Square (2000) |
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East Leven Street, with the remains of the original Free Church and school on the left (1993) |
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The Parsonage, East Leven Street (2000) |
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The Pipe Band Hall, East Leven Street (at one time the Episcopal Church School) (2000) |
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Greenmount, for many years the home of the Kirke family (1993) |
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The Star Tavern of 1671, one of the oldest buildings in Burntisland (2000) |
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The Smugglers' Inn (formerly the George Hotel), Harbour Place (1993) |
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The Forth Hotel (and sometime Parish manse and railway offices) (1989) (now demolished) |
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The 1847 railway station (currently owned by the Forth Ports Authority), Forth Place (1989) |
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Surviving oil mill building, Seamills (2000) |
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The Town Centre |
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The Burgh Chambers and the Public Library (1994) |
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The Porte Buildings, High Street (1990) |
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St Andrew's Church (now sheltered housing), High Street (1990) |
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The Music Hall (now the Young Community Hall), Thistle Street (1990) |
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The Parish Church (in the background), from the East Broomhill (1994) |
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The East Broomhill in spring (1994) |
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Seven of the High Street's listed buildings: a notable late 19th century classical grouping (1994) |
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Civic Week parade, High Street (1993) |
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Civic Week parade, High Street (1997) |
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The Norwegian flags celebrating Burntisland's twinning with Flekkefjord (1996) |
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The Pipe Band passing the Public Library (1995) |
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The Pipe Band in the High Street (1996) |
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The Pipe Band in the High Street (1997) |
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The Harbour and Docks |
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Forth Place (1989) |
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The East Dock (1995) |
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The Burntisland/Granton passenger ferry, 'The Spirit of Fife', in Burntisland Harbour (1993) |
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The area (formerly railway sidings) between the East Dock and the Lammerlaws (1994) |
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The breakwater and the Lammerlaws (1994) |
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A bauxite carrier from west Africa, anchored offshore (1997) |
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Bauxite barges in the East Dock (1994) |
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Unloading bauxite from a barge at the East Dock (1997) |
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The Paper Boat (by George Wylie, sculptor) in the West Dock (1995) |
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Miscellaneous |
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St Serf's Scottish Episcopal Church, Ferguson Place (2000) |
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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church complex, Cowdenbeath Road (2000) |
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Cromwell Road (1993) |
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Ferguson Place (1993) |
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Burntisland Primary School, Ferguson Place (1989) |
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James Park (1989) |
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Alcan Chemicals' Burntisland plant (2000) |
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The Red Pond and breakwater (land reclaimed with bauxite waste) (2000) |
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Starleyburn (2000) |
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The text descriptions of the photographs are necessarily brief. However, I may be able to provide more information if you e-mail me.
© Iain Sommerville 2000
Please note that I am happy for copies of the photographs to be used for non profit making purposes, provided the source is acknowledged.
IAIN SOMMERVILLE
E-mail: iars@fife40.freeserve.co.uk
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