Dunfermline's Commercial Past.
NB not all entries have an associated file linked to them. This is still work in progress.
NB not all entries have an associated file linked to them. This is still work in progress.
Aerated Water Manufacturers
Gilbert Rae & Sons, Baldridge Works, Golfdrum Street, Dunfermline.
James Woodrow & Sons, Abbey Works, Rolland Street, Dunfermline (later Pitreavie Ind. Estate)
William Mitchell & Sons, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline (later at Garvockhill)
John Bisset, Glen Works, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline.
Frank Danks, Rolland Street, Dunfermline.
William Reid, Globe Works, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline.
James Robertson, Grieve Street, Dunfermline.
Bacon Curers
Robert Lawson & Sons, Castleblair Bacon Factory, Dunfermline (later Lawson of Dyce)
Bakers
William Stephen, St Margaret’s Street, Dunfermline
J.D. Bruce, High Street, Dunfermline
Andrew Allan, High Street, Dunfermline
Bicycle Manufacturer
Hugh Robertson, Upper Station Road, Dunfermline
Bleachfields-
Touch Bleachworks – John Wilson/Robert Black, Touch, Dunfermline
Clayacres Bleachworks – Messrs J & G Marshall, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
Elgin Bleachworks – R.W. Stewart & Co, Elgin Street, Dunfermline
Woodmill Bleachworks – James McQueen/John Reid, Woodmill Road, Dunfermline
Bothwell Bleachworks – James Mathewson, Elgin Street, Dunfermline
Brickworks
Lochside Brickworks - Messrs Ness & Co., Townhill, Dunfermline
Appin Brickworks – Messrs Street & Co. Kingseat Road, Dunfermline
Wellwood Brickworks – Chas. Stewart & Sons, Wellwood, Dunfermline
Lilliehill Brickworks – Robert Lindsay & Co., Townhill, Dunfermline
Lochhead Brickworks – Alexander Wilson & Son, Wellwood, Dunfermline
Breweries
Abbey Gardens Brewery – John Buntine, St Margaret’s Street, Dunfermline
Dunfermline Brewery – James Brown & Son, High Street, Dunfermline
Albany Brewery – Andrew Greig & Son, Gardener Street, Dunfermline
Barm Brewery – John Marshall & Son, Maygate, Dunfermline
Rhodes Brewery, Bothwell Street, Dunfermline
Builders
James Stewart & Sons, Phoenix Lane, Dunfermline
George Dick & Son, Maitland Street, Dunfermline
H & J Philp, Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Alex. Cant, Limekilns Road, Dunfermline
Andrew Crocket Ltd, Cherrybank, Halbeath, Dunfermline.
Butchers
John Scott & Son, High Street, Dunfermline
James Shepherd, High Street, Dunfermline
Coachbuilders
John Jackson & Sons, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline
George Kay & Sons, Inglis Street, Dunfermline (later at Campbell Street)
Clay Pipe Manufacturer
William Richmond & Son, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline
Electrical Engineers
James Scott & Co., Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Embroidery Works
Wilson & Wightman, Victoria Works, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline (later Glazin & Berry)
Wilson Brothers, Upper Station Road, Dunfermline
Engineers
Alex. Bennet & Son, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
Robert Hutchison, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline
Michael Tod & Sons, Devon Works, Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Normand & Thomson, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline (now at Hillend)
Golf Club Maker
St. Andrew Golf Club Co., Headwell Road, Dunfermline
Grocers & Spirit Merchants
Bruce & Glen, Bridge Street, Dunfermline
David Blelloch, Maygate, Dunfermline
John McClelland, Maygate, Dunfermline
Dick’s Co-operative Institutions, High Street, Dunfermline
Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants (Wholesale)
Messrs Fraser & Carmichael, Maygate, Dunfermline
James Alston, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline
Grain Millers
Hugh Elder & Son, City Mill, Inglis Street, Dunfermline
James Walls, Harriebrae Mill, Dunfermline
Messrs Gray & Harrower, Harriebrae Mill, Dunfermline
Messrs Fraser & Carmichael, Globe Mill, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline (earlier at Monastery Street)
Iron Foundries
Dunfermline Foundry – James Whitelaw & Son, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
Whitemyre Foundry – W & G McLeod, Whitemyre, Dunfermline
Blackburn Foundry – William McLeod & Sons, Parkneuk, Dunfermline
Foregate Foundry – Messrs Walker, Jamieson & Co., Nethertown, Dunfermline
East of Scotland Malleable Iron Co. – Messrs Allison & Co., Appin Crescent, Dunfermline
Phoenix Foundry – Alexander Jackson & Son, Phoenix Lane, Dunfermline
Grantsbank Foundry, James Gibson, Grantsbank, Dunfermline
Ironmongers
Watt & Dewar, East Port, Dunfermline
James Bonnar, High Street, Dunfermline
Coull & Mathew, Bridge Street, Dunfermline
William Adie, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline
Alexander Souness, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline
William Swinton, High Street, Dunfermline
Laundries
Dunfermline & West Fife Laundry, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline (also known as Hill’s Laundry)
Westfield Laundry – David Brown, Grieve Street, Dunfermline
Turnbull’s Laundry, Foundry Street, Dunfermline (later S.C.W.S. Laundry)
Linen Mills –
St Margaret’s Works – Hay & Robertson, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
St Leonard’s Works – Erskine Beveridge, Bothwell Street, Dunfermline
Caledonia Work - Steele & Co., Knabbie Street, Dunfermline
Canmore Works – Messrs Alexander, Damside Street, Dunfermline
Pilmuir Works- William Reid & Co., Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline
Bothwell Works – James Mathewson & Co., Elgin Street, Dunfermline
Castleblair Works – Messrs Inglis & Co., Castleblair Park, Dunfermline
Victoria Works – Messrs Inglis & Co., Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline.
Albany Works – Walker, Reid & Co., Gardener Street, Dunfermline
Abbey Gardens Works – Henry Reid & Son, St. Margaret’s Street, Dunfermline
William Cunningham, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline (also Kinross Linen Mill)
Motor Engineers
John Goodall & Son, Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline
Fife Motor Co., Halbeath Road, Dunfermline
James Whitehead, Nethertown Broad Street, Dunfermline
A. Normand & Co., Hospital Hill, Dunfermline
Flear & Thomson, Upper Station Road, Dunfermline (now at Pittencrieff Street)
Motor Cycle Engineer
Angus Campbell, Pittencrieff Street & Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Painters & Decorators
Henry Hoggan & Son, East Port, Dunfermline
Photographer
Sir James Norval, New Row, Dunfermline
Plumbers
James Smealls & Sons, Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline
Alex. Thomson & Son, Inglis Street, Dunfermline
James Inglis, High Street, Dunfermline
Rubberworks
R.W. Stewart & Co., Elgin Street, Dunfermline.
Sawmillers
Alex. Morton & Son, Rumblingwell, Dunfermline
Aerated Water Manufacturers
Gilbert Rae & Sons, Baldridge Works, Golfdrum Street, Dunfermline.
James Woodrow & Sons, Abbey Works, Rolland Street, Dunfermline (later Pitreavie Ind. Estate)
William Mitchell & Sons, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline (later at Garvockhill)
John Bisset, Glen Works, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline.
Frank Danks, Rolland Street, Dunfermline.
William Reid, Globe Works, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline.
James Robertson, Grieve Street, Dunfermline.
Bacon Curers
Robert Lawson & Sons, Castleblair Bacon Factory, Dunfermline (later Lawson of Dyce)
Bakers
William Stephen, St Margaret’s Street, Dunfermline
J.D. Bruce, High Street, Dunfermline
Andrew Allan, High Street, Dunfermline
Bicycle Manufacturer
Hugh Robertson, Upper Station Road, Dunfermline
Bleachfields-
Touch Bleachworks – John Wilson/Robert Black, Touch, Dunfermline
Clayacres Bleachworks – Messrs J & G Marshall, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
Elgin Bleachworks – R.W. Stewart & Co, Elgin Street, Dunfermline
Woodmill Bleachworks – James McQueen/John Reid, Woodmill Road, Dunfermline
Bothwell Bleachworks – James Mathewson, Elgin Street, Dunfermline
Brickworks
Lochside Brickworks - Messrs Ness & Co., Townhill, Dunfermline
Appin Brickworks – Messrs Street & Co. Kingseat Road, Dunfermline
Wellwood Brickworks – Chas. Stewart & Sons, Wellwood, Dunfermline
Lilliehill Brickworks – Robert Lindsay & Co., Townhill, Dunfermline
Lochhead Brickworks – Alexander Wilson & Son, Wellwood, Dunfermline
Breweries
Abbey Gardens Brewery – John Buntine, St Margaret’s Street, Dunfermline
Dunfermline Brewery – James Brown & Son, High Street, Dunfermline
Albany Brewery – Andrew Greig & Son, Gardener Street, Dunfermline
Barm Brewery – John Marshall & Son, Maygate, Dunfermline
Rhodes Brewery, Bothwell Street, Dunfermline
Builders
James Stewart & Sons, Phoenix Lane, Dunfermline
George Dick & Son, Maitland Street, Dunfermline
H & J Philp, Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Alex. Cant, Limekilns Road, Dunfermline
Andrew Crocket Ltd, Cherrybank, Halbeath, Dunfermline.
Butchers
John Scott & Son, High Street, Dunfermline
James Shepherd, High Street, Dunfermline
Coachbuilders
John Jackson & Sons, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline
George Kay & Sons, Inglis Street, Dunfermline (later at Campbell Street)
Clay Pipe Manufacturer
William Richmond & Son, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline
Electrical Engineers
James Scott & Co., Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Embroidery Works
Wilson & Wightman, Victoria Works, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline (later Glazin & Berry)
Wilson Brothers, Upper Station Road, Dunfermline
Engineers
Alex. Bennet & Son, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
Robert Hutchison, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline
Michael Tod & Sons, Devon Works, Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Normand & Thomson, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline (now at Hillend)
Golf Club Maker
St. Andrew Golf Club Co., Headwell Road, Dunfermline
Grocers & Spirit Merchants
Bruce & Glen, Bridge Street, Dunfermline
David Blelloch, Maygate, Dunfermline
John McClelland, Maygate, Dunfermline
Dick’s Co-operative Institutions, High Street, Dunfermline
Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants (Wholesale)
Messrs Fraser & Carmichael, Maygate, Dunfermline
James Alston, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline
Grain Millers
Hugh Elder & Son, City Mill, Inglis Street, Dunfermline
James Walls, Harriebrae Mill, Dunfermline
Messrs Gray & Harrower, Harriebrae Mill, Dunfermline
Messrs Fraser & Carmichael, Globe Mill, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline (earlier at Monastery Street)
Iron Foundries
Dunfermline Foundry – James Whitelaw & Son, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
Whitemyre Foundry – W & G McLeod, Whitemyre, Dunfermline
Blackburn Foundry – William McLeod & Sons, Parkneuk, Dunfermline
Foregate Foundry – Messrs Walker, Jamieson & Co., Nethertown, Dunfermline
East of Scotland Malleable Iron Co. – Messrs Allison & Co., Appin Crescent, Dunfermline
Phoenix Foundry – Alexander Jackson & Son, Phoenix Lane, Dunfermline
Grantsbank Foundry, James Gibson, Grantsbank, Dunfermline
Ironmongers
Watt & Dewar, East Port, Dunfermline
James Bonnar, High Street, Dunfermline
Coull & Mathew, Bridge Street, Dunfermline
William Adie, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline
Alexander Souness, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline
William Swinton, High Street, Dunfermline
Laundries
Dunfermline & West Fife Laundry, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline (also known as Hill’s Laundry)
Westfield Laundry – David Brown, Grieve Street, Dunfermline
Turnbull’s Laundry, Foundry Street, Dunfermline (later S.C.W.S. Laundry)
Linen Mills –
St Margaret’s Works – Hay & Robertson, Foundry Street, Dunfermline
St Leonard’s Works – Erskine Beveridge, Bothwell Street, Dunfermline
Caledonia Work - Steele & Co., Knabbie Street, Dunfermline
Canmore Works – Messrs Alexander, Damside Street, Dunfermline
Pilmuir Works- William Reid & Co., Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline
Bothwell Works – James Mathewson & Co., Elgin Street, Dunfermline
Castleblair Works – Messrs Inglis & Co., Castleblair Park, Dunfermline
Victoria Works – Messrs Inglis & Co., Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline.
Albany Works – Walker, Reid & Co., Gardener Street, Dunfermline
Abbey Gardens Works – Henry Reid & Son, St. Margaret’s Street, Dunfermline
William Cunningham, Chalmers Street, Dunfermline (also Kinross Linen Mill)
Motor Engineers
John Goodall & Son, Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline
Fife Motor Co., Halbeath Road, Dunfermline
James Whitehead, Nethertown Broad Street, Dunfermline
A. Normand & Co., Hospital Hill, Dunfermline
Flear & Thomson, Upper Station Road, Dunfermline (now at Pittencrieff Street)
Motor Cycle Engineer
Angus Campbell, Pittencrieff Street & Campbell Street, Dunfermline
Painters & Decorators
Henry Hoggan & Son, East Port, Dunfermline
Photographer
Sir James Norval, New Row, Dunfermline
Plumbers
James Smealls & Sons, Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline
Alex. Thomson & Son, Inglis Street, Dunfermline
James Inglis, High Street, Dunfermline
Rubberworks
R.W. Stewart & Co., Elgin Street, Dunfermline.
Sawmillers
Alex. Morton & Son, Rumblingwell, Dunfermline
