Many Addiewell people have made their mark in the world. Read about some of them here.
"The Honey Cart"
A poem about John Riley
A brace of doctors
Dr Thomson retires; and Dr Ogilvy gets seven babies in three deliveries!
Accidents - road and rail
From collisions to fatalities - and the people involved
Agnes Stein
Agnes came from a family which gave generations of service in the shale oil industry
Bobby Auld's 90th birthday
Mr Auld was one of Addiewell's oldest residents
Characters of Other Days
Addiewell folk in days gone by
D.F.M. for Addiewell Airman
Flight Sergeant Robert Jack Henderson
Discovering a relative!
Sister Margaret Duncan
Drowned in pond
Addiewell railway clerk vanishes
John Kelly
A tribute to John Kelly
Juicy's Family
Bertha and Jim's Wedding
Kate Carroll
Interview About Kate's Shop
Kit's Memories
Addiewell/Barbados
Ma Moore and the baton charge
Read the original reports of the incident and the subsequent trial
Meadowhead House
Meadowhead by West Calder, is a fine small mansion house dating from the 18th century,and substantially re-built and extended in the late 19th century as a home for himself by West Calder architect, J.G. Fairley.
Mining fatalities
Mining was one of the most dangerous occupations. Accidents and injuries were common; deaths were only too frequent as well. More accounts are added as they're found. Add your own reports of mining deaths here too.
Mr Fleming and Addiewell's oil industry
People's Journal article explains how shale was found in the Addiewell area.
Muirhall Cottages
Rare photograph of one of the old rows at Muirhall, Addiewell
Murder and suicide in Addiewell 1912
A mother kills her child then herself in a double tragedy
Nicknames
In the old days it seems like almost everybody had a nickname
Ordeal on a high wire
Seventy minutes of terror
Sarah O'Keefe
The Addiewell woman on the West Calder war memorial
Sister Margaret
The extraordinary life of Jean Henderson
Sister Margaret - more photos
More on the nun, Sister Margaret
Some famous natives
Some Addiewell folk who have made their name in various fields
The Cassidy Family
Memories of Addiewell & Loganlea
The Sneddons: a tragic local family
And how Addiewell No. 32 is not at Addiewell
The Stein family
Generations in the shale oil industry
Who are they?
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