Some Addiewell folk

A poem about John Riley

Dr Thomson retires; and Dr Ogilvy gets seven babies in three deliveries!

From collisions to fatalities - and the people involved

Unusual photo from the Great War

More stories from 1914-18

Agnes came from a family which gave generations of service in the shale oil industry

Mr Auld was one of Addiewell's oldest residents

Addiewell folk in days gone by

Flight Sergeant Robert Jack Henderson

Sister Margaret Duncan

Addiewell railway clerk vanishes

Not for the faint-hearted

A tribute to John Kelly

Bertha and Jim's Wedding

Interview About Kate's Shop

Addiewell/Barbados

Read the original reports of the incident and the subsequent trial

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 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.

People's Journal article explains how shale was found in the Addiewell area.

Much loved teacher presented with gifts

Rare photograph of one of the old rows at Muirhall, Addiewell

A mother kills her child then herself in a double tragedy

In the old days it seems like almost everybody had a nickname

Seventy minutes of terror

The Addiewell woman on the West Calder war memorial

Photos and memories

The extraordinary life of Jean Henderson

More on the nun, Sister Margaret

Some Addiewell folk who have made their name in various fields

Memories of Addiewell & Loganlea

Harmony Group

And how Addiewell No. 32 is not at Addiewell

Generations in the shale oil industry

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and the Cauther Sports as far back as 1852.