Inverkeithing Local History Society

Our next meeting is Wednesday, 8th March, meeting at the St Peters in Chains Church Hall in Hope Street, we start at 7.30pm. Our speaker is Shoena Smith from Kinghorn Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. New members and visitors welcome.

Our November meeting is this Wednesday, 9th November. Our speaker is Craig Mair who will tell us about the Australian adventures of a ship called “Tambar” which was built on the Forth at Grangemouth. We meet at St Peter in Chains Church Hall in Hope Street and begin at 7.30 pm. The entrance to the car park is between the Church and a modern detached house. Annual membership is £10 and visitors £2 per evening.

Our next meeting is this Wednesday 12th October. We have John Paterson, local historian, giving us a talk on the History of Inverkeithing. We meet at 7.30pm at St Peter in Chains Church Hall in Hope Street. Membership is £10 per year or visitors £2 per evening. New members and visitors very welcome.

Doors Open Days in this part of Fife is on Sunday 18th September 2022. Inverkeithing Parish Church will be open from 1.00-4.00pm. Meet here to be escorted to the Friary Gardens for a talk from Dr Gavin MacGregor about the archaeological dig which took place in June this year. Talks begin at 1.00, 2.00, 3.00 4.00pm. Soup lunches and home baking will be available in the Church.

Our first meeting of the 2022-2023 season starts next Wednesday 14th September 2022. We meet in the St Peter in Chains Church Hall at 7.30 pm. Our speaker is Tom Quayle from Fife Coast and Countryside Trust talking about The Fife Pilgrim Way. New members and visitors very welcome. Membership is £10 per year and Visitors £2 per visit. Look forward to seeing you there.

As part of the Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration Project, the interpretive design team is holding a drop-in session on 9th September, 10am to 1pm at the Civic Centre. Come along anytime and bring any photographs, historical documents or research materials you feel might be interesting to include in new town wide interpretation: walking tour guidebook, Town House displays or new exterior signage. The team will have a scanner and camera so will be able to record materials of interest. They are particularly looking for items related to the following stories:

anything related to the town's maritime history/harbour
industry, for example the papermill, shipbreaking yard
historical photographs, especially ones with people in them
interesting buildings, for example Town House, Majestic Theatre, Corn Exchange, hotels, Providence House, Rosebery House
Royal Burgh / town governance

Join us to hear more about The Old Town House Project in Inverkeithing.
Everyone is welcome to the Zoom meeting on May 26, at 7:00pm.

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The work has started in the Town House!!! Scaffolding going up today!! Great to see a start being made to improve this lovely old building.

Our next meeting is this coming Wednesday, 4th May at 7.30pm in St Peters in Chains Church Hall. Our speaker is Roy Johnstone and the subject Mary Queen of Scots. Roy did April’s talk for us as well and he is an excellent speaker. This is the last meeting of the session. We resume on Wednesday 14th September, 2022.

Our next meeting is this Wednesday, 13th April when our speaker is Roy Johnstone talking about Mary Queen of Scots. The meeting is being held in the St Peter In Chains Church Hall. Beginning at 7.30pm. Visitors very welcome £2 entrance.

Lovely photo of lots of quarrymen. Date unknown

Our meeting next Wednesday 9th March will be held in the St Peter’s in Chains Church Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Our speaker is Andrew Kerr and his talk is The Grand Fleet in the Forth - The Royal Navy in WW1. Visitor’s and new members very welcome.

Another exciting project starting on 25th February. More volunteers required!!!

Our next meeting by Zoom is next Wednesday 9th February, 2022. The speaker is Roddy Greig and his talk is about Inverkeithing Tannery. If you wish to join the meeting please email to [email protected]

Our next meeting on 12th January will be a Zoom meeting. Our speaker is Andrew Johnson and the talk Stone Mason’s Marks in Fife. If you would like to join the meeting please email to [email protected] for the link.

This is 1772 Insurance Policy for the Townhouse Building. Notice the clasped hands in the illustration. These can also be seen on the front wall of the Townhouse near the flagpole. This is from our collection of old Council records.

Looking forward to a good talk!

Our next meeting is next Wednesday 8th December at 7.30 in the Parish Church. Our speaker this month is Eric Melvin talking about The Act of the Union 1707. New members and visitors very welcome. Annual membership £10 visitors £2 per visit. Track and trace details will be taken and face masks should be worn if possible.

Everyone welcome to the next meeting which will be held on zoom.

Topic: ITH
Time: Nov 25, 2021 07:00 PM London

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Our next meeting is this Wednesday, 10th November, at 7.30 in Inverkeithing Parish Church. Our speaker is Ian Suddaby talking about Inverkeithing Brickworks. Ian will be bringing along some of his brick collection. New members and visitors welcome. Annual membership £10 Visitors £2 per meeting.

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Old LNER train 10249. Dunlop Terrace in the background.

We are very pleased to announce we are holding our first “live” meeting since 2020 on Wednesday, 13th October 2021 in Inverkeithing Parish Church at 7.30pm. Our speaker that evening is Sue Mowat who will be speaking about The Three Dunfermline Abbey Graveyards. New members and visitors very welcome. Annual membership remains at £10 and visitors £2 per visit. Membership forms will be available.
If possible masks should be worn and Track and Trace details will be taken.

Have you ever wandered past an old building and wondered what it looks like inside?

You can get the chance to see beyond the front door of many of Fife’s historic and interesting buildings this month with the return of Doors Open Day (DOD).

DOD is Scotland’s biggest festival celebrating our heritage and the buildings around us, and it’s all for FREE! It runs over three weekends, starting on 4th September, with buildings in east Fife.

This year many venues will welcome back members of the public following the relaxation of Covid restrictions. Others will offer virtual access to an online audience, just as they did last year, making it possible to pay a visit from wherever you are in Fife or, indeed, the world!

DOD runs over three weekends, starting on Saturday 4th September:
• 4th - 5th September - East Fife
• 11th - 12th September - Central Fife
• 18th - 19th September - West Fife

Visit www.fife.gov.uk/fifeheritage/blog/doors-open-days-2021 to download the brochure and get details of all the venues taking part this year, along with information on how to book places.

Fife Historic Buildings Trust, as part of Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration are hosting a new event series. Join us for Building Maintenance Public Talks - Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration. Each one is on 4th Wednesday of the month, the first is on Wednesday 25th August at 19.00. It’s all about maintenance, and why it really matters. Accessible professionals, and a chance to ask questions about your property.
There will be a concluding workshop, for householders and property owners to learn some simple tips to look after buildings. Priority for attending will be given to people in Inverkeithing. Register soon for talks, space will be limited. Reply to [email protected]