The Sneddons: a tragic local family
And how Addiewell No. 32 is not at Addiewell
Row over the Cambridge Bar
'just like an old-fashioned beer shop where customers spit on the floor'
Addiewell Oil Works - after the closure
Some interesting and evocative photos of the huge oil works site after it closed in 1956.
Shale mining memories wanted
BBC television documentary looking for former shale miners, or people connected with the shale industry
St Thomas' Addiewell parish
St Thomas' Addiewell will be celebrating its centenary on October 20th 2013
Railway fatalities
Local life 100 years ago was appallingly dangerous : Four children killed in accidents around mines and railways in the first nine months of 1889
Sarah O'Keefe
The Addiewell woman on the West Calder war memorial
The Candleworks
Addiewell candle works produced candles that were works of art.
Sports miscellany
Going to the dogs; and Justice the 'pedestrian'
Loganlea Colliery closes
In 1958 NCB announced it would close 20 pits in Scotland
The Stein family
Generations in the shale oil industry
Ma Moore and the baton charge
Read the original reports of the incident and the subsequent trial
The General Strike
Addiewell and Loganlea and the General Strike of 1926
Addiewell in 1995
A community and economic profile of the village nearly 20 years ago
Aeroplane over Addiewell
When planes were a rarity
D.F.M. for Addiewell Airman
Flight Sergeant Robert Jack Henderson
Warhorse
Addiewell's own war horse
Agnes Stein
Agnes came from a family which gave generations of service in the shale oil industry
Addiewell, Loganlea and the Great War: casualties and honours
Addiewell lost a tragic number of its young men during the First World War
Sister Margaret
The extraordinary life of Jean Henderson
Addiewell Bowling Club
Some great photos of Addiewell bowlers - do you recognise any of them?
Addiewell Church Woman's Guild
Ladies (and gents) of the Guild
Bobby Auld's 90th birthday
Mr Auld was one of Addiewell's oldest residents
Muirhall Cottages
Rare photograph of one of the old rows at Muirhall, Addiewell
Addiewell in Wartime - Second World War
POWs, ARP, Savings campaigns, Soldiers' Comforts Fund, and V.E. Day
Addiewell Population
How many people lived in Addiewell?
Some famous natives
Some Addiewell folk who have made their name in various fields
A brace of doctors
Dr Thomson retires; and Dr Ogilvy gets seven babies in three deliveries!
Addiewell Oil Works in 1865
The earliest report, printed in the Scotsman of 16 May 1865.
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.
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.
Addiewell tollhouse
A reminder of the pre-industrial days before the coming of the oil works
Gala Days
Some gala days remembered
Who are they?
We need your help...
Addiewell Prison
A recent and striking addition to the Addiewell scene
West Lothian Local History Library
For the best collection of local history on all parts of West Lothian, visit the West Lothian Local History Library
Addiewell in 1910 - a miniature hell of slums
Harsh criticism of social conditions in Addiewell and of Young's PLMOC
A tour of Addiewell Oil Works in 1865
A detailed account of the oil works appeared in the Scotsman in May 1865
Street names old
Street names in the old village, and the derivation of the names Addiewell and Loganlea
Nicknames
In the old days it seems like almost everybody had a nickname
Addiewell Oil Works to close
The Courier announces many shale industry closures in 1956
Railways and Addiewell
How railways developed in the Addiewell area, yesterday and today
Pugs and mineral lines
Colliery engines operating on works and pit railway lines were known as pug engines.
Loganlea Colliery Baths
Pithead baths were installed at Loganlea in 1929
Murder by shale
Horrible Murder in Addiewell - and the weapon? A lump of spent shale
Loganlea
From the estate of Muirhousedykes to today, Loganlea has seen huge changes in its fortunes
Loganlea Colliery
Coalmining at Loganlea
John Kelly
A tribute to John Kelly
Ma Moore
One of the most influential folk to come out of Addiewell, Sarah Moore was a councillor, activist and matriarch.
Tell us your stories
Add your own photos and memories to this site - here's how.
Jim McGuigan, footballer
Played with several senior teams
Alex Carruthers, footballer
Played with Hearts, Falkirk and Bolton
Football teams
Some Addiewell and Loganlea teams and players
Farms and farming
Pictures of farming life a century ago - and today
Aerial photographs
Some aerial pictures of Addiewell and Loganlea.
Cuthill Bridge
The story of the bridges over the Breich Water.
Graham Street
The pug passing the low rows
Addiewell in 1900
Sketch, map and description of the village c. 1900
Addiewell Station: Fast Facts
25 facts about Addiewell Station
Addiewell's schools
Happiest days...? Perhaps not, but formative days, certainly.
Railway miscellany
Brief news items on Addiewell and its railway lines
May Processions
The May Procession was a great day in village life - when the statue of the Virgin Mary was paraded through the village followed by crowds of young people singing praises.
Murder and suicide in Addiewell 1912
A mother kills her child then herself in a double tragedy
A tour of Addiewell Oil Works in 1902
How the shale was mined and processed
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.
Cricket in Addiewell
Cricket is not generally associated with Scotland, but was popular in West Lothian in the late 19th century, when many local clubs were formed.
Housing - sheughs and shunkies
Appalling sanitary conditions
Addiewell's housing in 1914
'a positive pestilence... bad in the extreme...'
Characters of Other Days
Addiewell folk in days gone by
Addiewell's bings
As Addiewell's bings spread, they swallowed up at least a couple of houses.
Old days at Addiewell recalled
Memories of the old days recorded in 1950 and 1967
The Chapel
Addiewell's Catholic Church
Death of Paddy Crossan, popular Heart of Midlothian player
Paddy Crossan, born in Addiewell, was one of the famous Hearts team that enlisted in the Royal Scots during the First World War.
John Hanlon, Hearts and Scotland
Addiewell boy John Hanlon was a successful footballer and athlete
Schools in the early days
Addiewell's schools in 1885
Some Addiewell churches
Addiewell has a complex church history - this is an attempt to untangle it. Look out for the page on the chapel as well.
Dr Livingstone, I presume?
The David Livingstone connection with Addiewell
Ordeal on a high wire
Seventy minutes of terror
Francis O'Hagan
Addiewell lad signs for St Johnstone
Addiewell's geology
Minerals - shale, coal and clay
Drowned in pond
Addiewell railway clerk vanishes
Street names new
Street names of Addiewell & Loganlea today
Accidents - road and rail
From collisions to fatalities - and the people involved
Alarming fire at Young's Oil Works
Fire rips through the works in 1882
Quarrelling and fighting?
Not in Addiewell in 1876!