A farm house one story storey in height with tiled roof, attached are offices and an arable farm of, about, 110 acres, occupied by mr hamilton the property of mr gloag. Sitting just off a walled and wooded road east of polbeth is an old mansion house, along the corridors of which, according to folklore, roams the. West calder high school photos, maps, books, memories of. The present house dates from 1805 with close connections to david livingston the explorer. School records index to school leaving certificate examination results. It has roundleaved windows and doorways, also buttresses. Meadowhead is part of addiewll which is a village just outside of west calder. School sport day, parade, the road race between west calder and edinburgh, and an orange march. The west kirk was established by an act of parliament, which even laid down its name an act for establishing a new kirk at calder to be called in time coming the west kirk of calder. Can anyone identify the location of these photos in west.
West calder library gifted to the people of west calder by andrew carnegie and opened on 24th november 1904. West calder, old parish church and graveyard canmore. The nearest airport is edinburgh airport, 15 km from the property. The parish of west calder was disjoined from caldercomitis and erected in 1647. Setting up a listed building heritage partnership agreement. School celebrates historic links with david livingstone. The quiet rural parish of west calder underwent dramatic change from the midnineteenth century onwards as the scottish shale oil industry developed in the area. Hermand was the second oil works closure on the west calder loop line see below there was no longer a flow of traffic for that direction. The following account of the parish of west calder, is taken from the original manuscript now in my possession, written by the late rev. The west calder loop caledonian railway association forum. Burngrange 10 january 1947 scottish mining website. Limefield house is set near polbeth, not far from livingston, 3. At its base, the rubble walls are heavy, and on s and w up to 8 thick, suggesting that an older structure has been incorporated.
The town was an essential habitat for the oil shale economy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A church has believed to have existed on the present site of the church since around 1150. History of west calder, compiled from various sources of information by a native 1885. Check west calder library in west calder, library building, limefield road on cylex and find. Old west calder church is a ruinous oblong building, dated 1643 on its w end. At limefield, we are set in 5 acres of evergreen woodland. Visited west calder as the guest of his great friend dr young of limefield, and laid the foundation stone of addiewell works, 9th august, 1864. Limefield is an old mansion house in polbeth, only 20 miles from edinburgh. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The nearest station is west calder a 15minute walk way. Limefield is a beautiful georgian detached house set in five acres, minutes from the centre of livingston by car. The large parish of calder comitis is divided into two districts, named mid calder and west calder. Two former pupils jack and ben return to calder house with words of encouragement and advice for all the children currently at calder house and news of what life is really like in secondary school.
It was disjoined from the presbytery of linlithgow and annexed to that of edinburgh in may 1884. West kirk of calder polbeth harwood church with west. The grandest building in the centre is the old west calder coop building, which incorporates more of a reddish stone. Set as homepage create an instant website customise this website information pack cover address book area map this microportal is built on the 2day. He visited young at his resplendent residence of limefield house, on whose grounds west calder high is built. The children and their families gathered outside the library before marching to the station led by west calder district band and west calder public band. Os111233, page 3 parish of west calder in forms 6 page 43 43.
On their way to school, many of the children pass not only a tree planted by livingstone on the limefield estate, but also a minireplica of the victoria falls which livingstone discovered in 1855 built by young in memory of his. Limefield house five sisters communities west calder. The 10 best west calder hotel deals mar 2020 tripadvisor. Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records asylum records index to the general register of lunatics in asylums. Limefield united free church of scotland, west calder. Livingstones visits to limefield house, west lothian, were so regular the owner even. It was one of the finest houses in the region, elegant, commodious and substantially built with a dining room, drawing room, parlour and six bedrooms. Learmonth, minister of the parish, 183570, and published about 1844, by wm. Limefield house, west calder, west lothian british listed buildings. Addiewell, bellsquarry, polbeth and stoneyburn by hendrie, william fyfe isbn. The first victim among those fleeing was john mgarty 30, limefield avenue, west calder, who was hurled by the force of the blast against a prop and struck it with his head to be killed instantly his body was carried out by his workmates in a nightmare journey to the pit bottom, crawling along the rails in darkness for guidance. Property price history of 4 limefield road, west calder, west lothian, eh55 8bq.
We offer a home from home bed and breakfast facilitiy on certain dates throughout the year, within an elegant georgian house. East calder is a village that stands two miles east of livingston and a mile east of its neighbour and near namesake, mid calder. Lookup searches access records in scottish archives for ancestors in this parish e. After livingstones death, young created a miniature victoria falls on the harwood water which runs through the old limefield estate, on whose grounds west calder high school now stands. Congregation of the united free church of scotland covering the area of west. West calder is a town in west lothian, scotland, spotted 4 miles west of livingston. Property details for 7 limefield road west calder eh55 8bq. The 1903 time of the works closure coincides with the nonuse of that portion of the west calder loop between hermand and cuthill crossing as gd344182s 10 or 15 years suggests. Calder house is a large 16th century mansion, but almost certainly incorporates earlier work. The almond valley heritage trust is a charity registered in scotland no. Limefield house was built around 1805 for thomas gloag, a writer to the signet. Several new mansionhouses have of late been built in the parish with. Full text of history of west calder, compiled from. Presbytery of linlithgow make their formal visitation to the parish.
In fact the address is commonly addiewell, west calder. As well as the streets and stights of west calder, this book includes pictures of the neighbouring communities. West calder itself is a traditional and fairly attractive village largely built of a light coloured stone. You can find historic photos around west calder, midlothian.
The disjunction of the new church from its mother church took place in 1647, the delay probably due to the unrest of the civil war, during which the kirk. Such is the success of the school that many other properties on the banks become part of the school complex. Limefield house limefield house, west calder, eh55 8ql hotels. A stretch of the a71 in west lothian will close while an orange walk takes place in the area next month. Local events in west calder 4484 mixture of events in west calder. Polbeth archives five sisters communities west calder. An historical georgian house providing boutique bed and breakfast for visitors and businesses.
Local history stories in west calder go and grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfy chair, settle down and have a good read of these fascinating articles all about the heritage and history of. Free private parking is also available at this country house. West calder parish records genealogy and family history. Limefield house is a category b listed building in west calder, west lothian, scotland. Extreme examples of weather are also shown with a lightening damaged tree, and gravity defying icicle. Today, one of the townhouses is also owned by the hotel and provides additional guest accommodation.
The jupiter sculpture park, linlithgow palace, dalmeny house and hoptoun house are close to the property. Sc708, and a scottish company limited by guarantee, no. The host was great and he had terrific stories about the history of the house. In these medieval times it was under the control of the great diocese of st andrews. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This offers a better experience than most of the edinburgh hotels at a massive saving too. Couples particularly like the location they rated it 9. Property details for 4 limefield road west calder eh55 8bq. United presbyterian church inaugurated in a converted dwelling house 18001899. Lottery money to help pupils learn west lothians history. Petition from the parishioners of west calder denouncing the slave trade in the west indies sent to parliament. Conversion of steading to form 6 houses including alteration and extension of 3 existing houses and 4 offices and erection of 8 houses. A71 in west lothian among roads to close for orange walk.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. West calder john watson, limefield west calder county map. West lothian livingston livingston hotels apartment hotels in livingston. The two calders are prevented from merging by a strip of open countryside that runs along the line of the valley of the linhouse water. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. West calder in old postcards museum of the scottish. A gallery of events, school trips and life at chs calder. Discover sold property prices with espc, the local property experts.
This was built in 19 and was once the most successful cooperative in west lothian. West calder high school, limefield lane, west calder 2020. Os111 235, river almond, river almond, see name book plan 1b, 010. West lothian council are advising of a series of road closures and parking restrictions to hit the polbeth and west calder areas on saturday, 6 july these will be in place from 8. Nt 0725 6724 calder house nr restored os 6 map 1958 calder house, a 16th17th century mansion sdd list 1963 is l shaped on plan. In november 1879, mr gladstone appeared in west calder and delivered a stirring electioneering address in the now historical mid lothian campaign. Couples in particular like the location they rated it 9. The name meadowhead i believe comes from a man who owned the land around that area but i might be wrong. There have been 3 property sales on limefield road, eh55 over the last 5 years with an average house price paid of. If available, this would be an excellent location if you are visiting edinburgh and surrounding areas.
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