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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALMBLAE HOUSE | Balmblea House Balmblae House Balmblae House Balmblea Balinblae |
Mr Francis Deas Provost Mr Charles Gullen Mr Seaton Proprietor Sibbald's Fife & Kinross New Stat Acct [Statistical Account] |
016 | [Situation] In the town of Falkland The Original building is now separated by a low one Story building and Occupied by Mr Seaton who is Laird of Balinblae the only vestige of the old building now traceable is a part of the wall west of the present dwelling which forms the side of the road or thoroughfare. |
| GAS WORKS [Falkland] | Falkland Gas Compy [Company] Falkland Gas Compy [Company] Falkland Gas Compy [Company] Falkland Gas Compy [Company] |
Mr Francis Deas Mr Mathew Miller Manager Mr F Howden Act of Parliament |
016 | [Situation] In the town of Falkland A range of Small or low building with Retort house Gasometer and included, On the West side of Mill Wynd adjoining Maspie Burn the Annual Consumption of Gas is about 400,000 Cubic feet price per foot 10/-. The name is written on trace, Gasworks without the name Falkland on account of it being in the Burgh Town and Parish of Falkland The Gasworks are erected on what was originally styled Cottage Close referred to in the New Statistical Account of Scotland See Falkland. |
Continued entries/extra info
page 25Plan 16D Trace 4 Parish of Falkland
"Contiguous to Falkland, is Balmblea The seat of Robert Carmichael M.D. [Doctor of Medicine] a Grandson of the family of Balmedy." Sibbald's Fife & Kinross page 157
The Gas works are erected on what was originally Hyler College Close referred to in the New Statistical Account of Scotland See Falkland
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