Some Addiewell Histories

Page link: Addiewell in 1995
Addiewell in 1995
A community and economic profile of the village nearly 20 years ago
Page link: Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village
Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village
Troubles in Addiewell in 1976
Page link: Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village - Part 2
Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village - Part 2
The old schools and the Hen Hut
Page link: Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village - Part 3
Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village - Part 3
The old police station
Page link: Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village - Part 4
Addiewell: scandal of the forgotten village - Part 4
Page link: Growing up in the Fifties - 1
Growing up in the Fifties - 1
Just a Memory
Page link: Growing up in the Fifties - 6
Growing up in the Fifties - 6
Leaving School
Page link: Ma Moore and the baton charge
Ma Moore and the baton charge
Read the original reports of the incident and the subsequent trial
Page link: More Memories from the Fifties and Sixties in my Village
More Memories from the Fifties and Sixties in my Village
Page link: Old days at Addiewell recalled
Old days at Addiewell recalled
Memories of the old days recorded in 1950 and 1967
Page link: Pat McKenna
Pat McKenna
Page link: Santini (Gratz) Ice-Cream Vans
Santini (Gratz) Ice-Cream Vans
Page link: St Thomas's Church Event 1967
St Thomas's Church Event 1967
Page link: The General Strike
The General Strike
Addiewell and Loganlea and the General Strike of 1926
Page link: Two poems on Auld Addiewell
Two poems on Auld Addiewell
Verses addressed to Addiewell soldiers serving in the war; and memories in verse of the old days, with touching memories of stovies, skipping - old familiar faces and places.

Over the years, a number of Addiewell folk have written and recorded their memories of the old days in the village.  These are now a fascinating record - often the only record - of many aspects of village life in the past.  Read some of them here.