Crombie – Cairneyhill People and History

Royal Navy Armament Depot

Dear blog reader A bit of self-indulgence this week as there’s not often anything about the Royal Navy Armament Depot which was very close to Cairneyhill and I recently spotted something interesting. Jacqueline **************************************** EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS, MONDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 1948 VACANCIES, STOREHOUSE, AND LABORATORY BOYS, R.N. ARMAMENT DEPOT, CROMBIE Vacancies for storehouse and laboratoryContinue reading “Royal Navy Armament Depot”

Sudden death while playing the organ

Arbroath Herald and Advertiser 29 November 1900 SUDDEN DEATH OF A WEST FIFE LADY A painful sensation was created in Cairneyhill (Fife) United Free Church on Sunday. The last hymn was being sung, and Mrs Beveridge, the wife of Mr Beveridge, farmer, Crombie, was officiating at the organ, when she suddenly fell forward. She wasContinue reading “Sudden death while playing the organ”