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Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline

The Alhambra Theatre opened in Dunfermline, Scotland, on 14 August 1922. Designed by local architect John Fraser, it was constructed over a two-year period by George Stewart of Blantyre and is located on the corner of Canmore Street and New Row. Built from red brick, on completion it was the largest brick building in Dunfermline. History The plans for The Alhambra Theatre were lodged by Scottish and Provincial Theatres Ltd on 27 November 1919 and the land and responsibility were transferred to Alhambra Dunfermline Ltd on 25 October 1921. Before the theatre was completed the funds to pay the various contractors was almost exhausted so to permit completion of the building shares in The Alhambra were issued to the various contractors in lieu of final payment of their bills. The Alhambra was built to be both a theatre and a cinema, and opened on 22 August 1922 with a screening of Over the Hill. The theatre was used as a cinema from 1925 to 1965 and a bingo hall from 1965 to 2006. It lay empty in 2007, and was then restored by a private developer, reopening in 2008. Relaunch The Alhambra reopened on 7 June 2008. It is now owned by property developers Linklever Ltd. In March 2016 it was reported that the theatre might close because of financial difficulties Notable performances Since the 2008 relaunch the Alhambra has hosted major musicals including Blood Brothers (the first West End touring production to visit Dunfermline for 77 years), The Rocky Horror Show, Grease and Chicago. Many of the top name comedy performers have also performed at the Alhambra: Kevin Bridges, Alan Carr, Dara Ó Briain, Tim Minchin, Bill Bailey and the late Sir Ken Dodd are part of a long list. The theatre has also hosted a number of ballet and opera companies, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra. The Scottish National Theatre has performed The House of Bernarda Alba, The Wicker Man and Dracula. The iconic play The Mousetrap has made two visits to the theatre and The Man In Black has also frightened a few patrons. There are also regularly a number of children's shows at various times throughout the year. Listed Building Status The Alhambra is a grade B listed building primarily due to its largely intact fine interior. References External links Official website
St Leonard's Church, Dunfermline

St Leonard's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland located on Brucefield Avenue, Dunfermline, Scotland. History The current church replaced a corrugated iron church which had been built on the site in 1894. It was built between 1903 and 1904 and the church hall was completed in 1908. It was designed by Peter MacGregor Chalmers and built in a neo-Romanesque style. It is a rectangular building with a five-bay nave, L-shaped attached church hall and has a circular tower on the east end of the church. A new church hall was built on the north side in 1987. It is a Category B listed building due to its mixture of Romanesque and early Christian architecture as well as the style of the tower which shares features of early Celtic Scottish churches. References
Falkirk Public Library

Falkirk Public Library is a public library in Falkirk, Scotland. It is administered by Falkirk Council. Local author Alan Bissett credits the library for giving him his passion for writing. History In March 1886, Robert Dollar, a wealthy Scots-American industrialist born in Bainsford, Falkirk, wrote to the Falkirk YMCA offering them £5,000 fund a “free library without any charges and open to all denominations” for the local community. In October 1887 the local YMCA asked the public for donations to help further fund the first library in the area. After a successful fundraising the Dollar Free Library opened in Falkirk in June 1888. It loaned over 20,000 books and served more 1,000 patrons in the first nine months. Falkirk Town Council took over the library in 1896 under the Public Libraries (Scotland) Act and appointed the first librarian, George Chapman. Dollar had already agreed that in the event of the burgh adopting the Free Libraries Act that his library could be transferred to the town and the use of the premises be granted free of charge. In 1897 philanthropist and businessman Andrew Carnegie pledged £2,500 to build a new library in the town, asking for the public to match his donation to fund the building of the a new premises. The funds were raised by public subscription. The Town Council awarded the design contract to architects McArthy and Watson of Edinburgh. Building work was completed in 1902 when Carnegie visited to officially open the building itself. It would open as a functioning library to the general public in 1904. In 1993 a £1.5 million extension was completed, which saw the creation of a mostly glass atrium, connecting a new 3-floor wing, to the original building. Listed building Because Falkirk Public Library was designed by architects McArthy and Watson in 1901 in the style of 14th century gothic, it became a category B Listed building in 1972. Services Falkirk Public Library offers book lending, computer access and courses, a reference library as well as a local and family history collection. The local history collection contains the local newspaper the Falkirk Herald (founded in 1845). Family history resources include local census returns, IGI, church records and monumental and burial inscriptions. Falkirk Library provides a podcast and blog. References
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline

Carnegie Hall is an Art Deco theatre located in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was named after the industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who was born in Dunfermline. Designed by architects Muirhead and Rutherford, it was officially opened in 1937 and was designated a Category B listed building in 1993. Billy Connolly recorded his 1976 album Atlantic Bridge at both at the Dunfermline theatre and at Carnegie Hall in New York. The Music Institute, which is adjoined to Carnegie Hall, was once called Benachie House and was converted into the institute between 1933 and 1937. The original house dates from around 1865. References External links Carnegie Hall official website
Almond Castle

Almond Castle (auch The Haining oder Haining Castle) ist eine Burgruine fünf Kilometer westlich von Linlithgow und nördlich des Union Canal in der schottischen Council Area Falkirk. Das Gebäude mit L-förmigem Grundriss stammt aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Geschichte Das Anwesen gehörte ursprünglich dem Clan Crawford, der um 1470 die Burg erbauen ließ. Um 1540 fiel sie durch Heirat an den Clan MacLea, die einen Anbau im Südwesten anfügen ließen. 1586 sorgten sie für einen weiteren Anbau entlang der Südostmauer. Als James Livingstone 1633 zum Baron Livingstone of Almond ernannt wurde, änderte sich der Name der Burg zu Almond from Haining. Nach dem Jakobitenaufstand von 1715 verlor die Familie MacLea (Livingstone) die Burg an die Krone. In den 1750er-Jahren wurde sie aufgegeben. 1783 wurde die Ruine von der York Buildings Company an William Forbes verkauft. Beschreibung Die Ruine hat einen Gewölbekeller. Der Rittersaal befand sich im Erdgeschoss; in diesem Flügel befindet sich auch eine Küche. Es gibt einen Hof mit einer Mauer und einem Graben, der die Reste der Gebäude aus dem 16. Jahrhundert einschließt. Die Burg hatte vier Vollstockwerke und ein Dachgeschoss. Der Eingang an der langen Südostfassade führt ins Erdgeschoss. Historic Scotland hatte Almond Castle bis 2015 als historisches Bauwerk, Kategorie B, gelistet. Weiterhin ais Almond Castle als Scheduled Monument denkmalgeschützt. Einzelnachweise
Almond Castle

Almond Castle is a ruined L-plan castle dating from the 15th century. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Linlithgow, and north of the Union Canal, in Falkirk, Scotland. It was known as Haining Castle until the 17th century. The structure is unsound and is protected as a scheduled monument. History The estate originally belonged to the Crawford family, and they built the castle in about 1470. In about 1540 it passed by marriage to the Livingstones, who built an extension at the south west. They also built an extension along the south east wall in 1586. When James Livingstone was created Baron Livingstone of Almond in 1633 the castle's name was changed to Almond from Haining. After the Jacobite rising of 1715 the castle was forfeited to the crown by the Livingstone Earls of Callendar. It was abandoned in the 1750s. In 1783 the ruin was sold to William Forbes by the York Buildings Company. Structure The ruin has a vaulted basement. The hall was on the first floor, while there is a kitchen in the wing. There is a courtyard, with a wall and ditch, enclosing the remains of 16th-century buildings. The castle was four storeys and a garret high. The entrance, on the long south east face, gave access to the first floor. References
Elie Parish Church

Elie Parish Church is a church building in Elie, Fife, Scotland. It is Category B listed, its oldest surviving part (the clock tower) dating to the 1726. An earlier church on the site was built in 1639, the work of William Burn, with the tower following just under a century later. The kirkyard is contemporary with the original church. William Scott, of Ardross, was the benefactor for the 1639 church, while Sir John Anstruther donated the funds for the construction of the tower. John Currie was responsible for renovations made in 1855. Around fifty years later, Peter MacGregor Chalmers added the east porch, vestry and organ chamber. See also List of listed buildings in Elie and Earlsferry, Fife Gallery References
Pulteneytown Central Church

Pulteneytown Central Church was a Christian church in the Pulteneytown area of Wick in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. It ran church services from 1806 to 1990. The site is now used by a Baptist church. History After the Disruption of 1843, it was renamed Pulteneytown Free Church. It then became a United Free Church in 1900 and became a Church of Scotland from 1929 known as Wick Central Church until its closure in 1990 upon union with Pulteneytown and Thrumster Parish Church. Wick Central Church united with the Wick West Church (now demolished) in Francis Street in 1950. In 1862 a steeple was added to the building as well as a tower which featured a bell which was said to have been loud when active. The interior woodwork and pews were dark brown. The Kirk featured a balcony and five stained glass windows. Three of the windows were donated to the Kirk in the 19th century by members of the Church; the other two to the front of the Church were inserted when the structure was completed. The manse is located at 30 Thurso Road, where the last minister Rev. Hamish Cormack stayed until the Kirk's closure. Closure and new use In the 1980s, the congregation got smaller and fewer people were attending meetings so it came to the time for the Church to close its doors in 1990. At this time the Wick Baptist Church which was located in Union Street was looking for new premises and they bought the site in 1997. By 1998 the congregation of the Baptist Church had moved into a newly refurbished building ready for worship. The pews were removed and replaced with modern chairs, the wooden flooring was covered with carpet, the large sanctuary was cut down in size to suit the new congregation and the balcony was replaced by a new floor suitable for storage and rooms for the large Sunday school. A new kitchen was added as well as bathrooms, an office and a side room suitable for small groups. The old Central Church at 5 Dempster Street is now a permanent meeting place for Wick Baptist Church. Archives Documents belonging to the old church are now held at the archive at Wick airport. References External links Pulteneytown & Thrumster Church High Life Highland website, Nucleus Nuclear and Caithness Archive section Historic Environment Scotland website, Dempster Street, Wick Central Church (Church of Scotland)
St Joachim's Church, Wick

St Joachim's Church is a Category B listed Roman Catholic church in Wick, Scotland. History There was no significant Catholic congregation in Wick for centuries following the Scottish Reformation, until the early 19th century when the herring industry attracted seasonal workers from Ireland for six weeks in summer each year. In 1832, the Vicar Apostolic to Scotland's Northern Region, James Kyle, sent the Edinburgh-born Father Walter Lovi to minister to the migrant community. Lovi initially faced considerable hostility from the local population due to sectarian prejudice, and struggled to rent a space to hold Mass. However, his personal ministry to the sick during a cholera outbreak that year - and his role in persuading most of the Catholic labourers to remain in Wick throughout, saving the town from an economic disaster - won him a great deal of goodwill, and he was given vacant land on which to build a church. For the next four years, Lovi raised funds for the church's construction, which was completed in 1836; he left the town not long afterwards. Continuing local anti-Catholicism necessitated the construction of large iron gates around the church, which were eventually removed in 1971. In 1860, and for six years thereafter, St Joachim's was the administrative centre of the Arctic Mission. It was at this point that the church began to attract a permanent, rather than a seasonal, congregation. In 1861, the church was consecrated to St Joachim, father of the Virgin Mary, by Stephan de Djun Kooskoy, Synod Prefect of the Arctic Regions, due in part to his personal dedication to the saint and in part to St Joachim's feast day falling during the herring season. The congregation dwindled during the following decades, and Wick ceased again to have a resident priest, until the 1920s which saw significant Italian Catholic immigration. The construction of the nuclear installations at Dounreay in 1955 led to another large wave of immigration to both Wick and the nearby town of Thurso. Another church was built in Thurso to serve the congregation there, as part of the same parish; it was completed in 1960 and dedicated to St Anne, the wife of St Joachim. The Thurso congregation, nearer to Dounreay, soon outnumbered that at Wick, and the priest moved to Thurso. Ministry Today, in addition to St Anne's and St Joachim's, the parish includes a chapel in Talmine. The parish priest, Father Colin Davies, also serves as parish priest for the parish of Our Lady and St Joseph's in Orkney, and says Mass at the Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm on the first Sunday of months during the tourist season. Mass is said at St Joachim's at 5:30pm on Saturday, and St Anne's at 9:45am on Sunday. References
Drumossie Hotel

The Drumossie Hotel is an art deco resort and conference centre two kilometres south east of Inverness. History The building was designed by Carruthers May and built in the art deco style as a traditional roadhouse in about 1930. It was requisitioned to serve as the headquarters of No. 14 Group RAF in June 1940 during the Second World War. The headquarters moved later to a permanent location at Raigmore House in 1941 and the building reverted to hotel use and by the 1970s was trading as the "Royal Stuart Motor Hotel". More recently known as the "Drumossie Hotel", it was operated by Shearings in the 1990s but has since been acquired by Macdonald Hotels. References
Cille Choirill

Cille Choirill is a 15th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Glen Spean in Lochaber, Scotland. Dedicated to St Caireall mac Curnain of what is now County Galway, (also called "Cyril"), it was possibly built by Cameron of Lochiel. A probable reference to the church occurs in a papal supplication dated June 1466 when a priest asked for provision to the parish church of Lochaber and its chapel of 'Querelo'. After lying roofless for some time, it was repaired in 1932/33 with financial support from Nova Scotian descendants of Lochaber emigrants. Situated in the Roman Catholic parish of St Margaret's, and the former civil parish of Kilmonivaig, mass is offered there once per month during the summer. It is an important location to Scottish Gaelic literature, as the poets Iain Lom and Dòmhnall Mac Fhionnlaigh nan Dàn lie buried in the churchyard. References
Cloch

Cloch or Cloch Point (Scottish Gaelic: stone) is a point on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, Inverclyde, Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the point since 1797 to warn ships of The Gantocks, a shipping hazard in the Firth. Later circa 1886, a navigation beacon was constructed on the Gantocks rocks. Location Cloch Point lies on the A770, north of Inverkip, three miles south-west of Gourock, on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde, directly opposite Dunoon. Lighthouse The Cloch Lighthouse was designed by Thomas Smith and his son-in-law Robert Stevenson. The building was completed in 1797. There appear to be two generations of keepers' houses, the older now used as stores and the more recent having crow-stepped gables. The short circular-section tower has a corbelled walkway and triangular windows. The foghorns were added between 1895 and 1897. The light was built by John Clarkson (engineer); Kermack and Gall built the tower, while Smith and Stevenson installed the oil lantern which was first lit on 11 August 1797. The light was replaced in 1829 with an argand lamp and silvered reflector. About 1900, it was lit with acetylene. A radio beacon was installed about 1931. The dioptric and catadioptric lenses floated in baths of mercury and were rotated by a clockwork mechanism powered by falling weights. As well as tending the light, the keepers had to wind the mechanism by hand every two to three hours. Today, the light is fully automated and unmanned. The main light has been replaced by a light on a pole outside the lantern room. See also List of listed buildings in Inverkip, Inverclyde References Further reading Allan, Jennifer Lucy (2018). "Disturbing the Peace: The Cloch Foghorn and Changing Coastal Soundscapes in the 19th Century". In Strang, Veronica; Edensor, Tim; Puckering, Joanna (eds.). From the Lighthouse: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Light. Routledge. ISBN 9781472477354.
Phare de Cloch Point

Le phare de Cloch Point est un phare édifié sur la côte du Firth of Clyde, entre Inverkip et Gourock face à Dunoon, dans le comté de Argyll and Bute dans le sud-ouest de l'Écosse. Il est maintenant protégé en tant que monument classé du Royaume-Uni de catégorie B. Ce phare est géré par la Clyde Port Authority (en). Histoire La tour a été construite par les ingénieurs John Clarkson, Kermack et Gall et la lumière à lampes à huile a été conçu par les ingénieurs écossais Thomas Smith et son gendre Robert Stevenson. Le bâtiment a été achevé en 1797 et mise en service le 11 août 1797. Il semble y avoir eu deux générations de maisons de gardiens et les plus anciennes sont maintenant utilisées comme entrepôts de matériel. La tour circulaire a une passerelle en corniche, une lanterne et des fenêtres triangulaires. L'édifice est peint en blanc avec une bande horizontale étroite noire. Les signaux de brouillard furent ajoutés entre 1895 et 1897. La lumière du début a été remplacée en 1829 par une lampe de type Argand avec un réflecteur argenté. Vers 1900, elle a été reconvertie à l'acétylène. Une radio-balise a été installée vers 1931. Les lentilles dioptriques puis catadioptriques flottaient dans des bains de mercure et étaient actionnées par un mécanisme à contrepoids. En plus de la maintenance de la lumière, les gardiens devaient remonter à la main le mécanisme toutes les deux à trois heures. Aujourd'hui, la lumière est entièrement automatisée. Elle a été remplacée par une lumière sur un poteau à l'extérieur de la tour. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Cloch » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Lien connexe Liste des phares en Écosse Liens externes (en) Lighthouses of Western Scotland (Argyll and Bute) (en) Cloch Point - Lighthouse Explorer (en) Cloch point - Site Canmore Portail des phares Portail de la mer du Nord Portail de l’Écosse Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1852 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, 43 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated. It lies at the north of the island at Point of Sinsoss , and boasts Britain's tallest land-based lighthouse tower. The old fog siren with notable red trumpet was replaced by an electric diaphragm-type horn. That horn was discontinued in favour of a Tyfon horn consisting of 8 mini-trumpets installed on the building that once housed the fog siren. The Tyfon horn gives three blasts every 60 seconds. The electric beeper horn now lies flat on the ground next to the fog signal building, and is still in service today. See also List of lighthouses in Scotland List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses References External links Media related to North Ronaldsay Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons Northern Lighthouse Board site on the history of North Ronaldsay Lighthouse Archived 16 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Northern Lighthouse Board
Phare de North Ronaldsay

Le phare de Ronaldsay (en vieux norrois : Rínansey) est un phare situé au nord de l'île de North Ronaldsay, l'une des îles de l'archipel des Orcades au nord des Highlands en Écosse. Ce phare est géré par le Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) à Édimbourg,l'organisation de l'aide maritime des côtes de l'Écosse. Il est maintenant protégé en tant que monument classé du Royaume-Uni de catégorie B. Le phare Thomas Smith David Stevenson Robert Stevenson et Thomas Stevenson de 1856 à 1858. Une première lumière avait été établie à Dennis Head en 1789 par Thomas Smith. Elle a été éteinte en 1809 et l'édifice a continué à servir comme balise visuelle. Le nouveau phare a été conçu et réalisé par l'ingénieur civil écossais Alan Stevenson en 1852. C'est une tour cylindrique en brique rouge de 42 m de haut, avec galerie et lanterne noire. Le phare est peint avec deux bandes horizontales blanches qui contrastent avec la couleur rouge foncé des briques. Il se trouve au nord de l'île, à Sinsoss Point, extrémité nord-ouest de l'île, à environ 1 km nord-ouest de l'ancien phare de 1789. Les maisons du gardien et d'autres constructions de la station ont été achetées par le Nord Ronaldsay Trust et rénovées et sont maintenant disponibles pour la location de vacances. Le site est ouvert et le phare peut être visité le dimanche après-midi pendant l'été et selon arrangement avec le gardien du North Ronaldsay Trust. L'ancienne sirène de brouillard a été remplacée par une crne electrique de type diaphragme, qui est toujours visible, puis par une corne de type Tyfon composée de 8 mini-trompettes installées sur le bâtiment qui abritait autrefois la première. La corne de Tyfon donne trois explosions toutes les 60 secondes et elle est toujours en service aujourd'hui. Identifiant : ARLHS : SCO-155 - Amirauté : A3722 - NGA : 3280. Notes et références Voir aussi Lien connexe Liste des phares en Écosse Liens externes (en) Lighthouses of Orkney (Orcades) (en) North Ronaldsay - site Northern Lighthouse Board (en) North Ronaldsay lighthouse - Lighthouse Explorer (en) Noup Head Lighthouse - Site Canmore Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail de l’Écosse Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni