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  • A HISTORY OF THE LOCHGELLY TAWSE

    by J Mc 14 Feb 2010

    There is no apparent local recognition of the role played by the Lochgelly tawse in Scottish schools in the 19th and 20th centuries, and no museum with a meaningful area dedicated to the history… 3 Comments

Latest Comments on Lochgelly Memories

  • James Brown

    RE: A HISTORY OF THE LOCHGELLY TAWSE

    I agree with Angela. A poor reflection on Scotland that this was not abolished much earlier, the... more

  • Angela Jones

    RE: A HISTORY OF THE LOCHGELLY TAWSE

    I think the use of the belt(tawse) was barbaric. The cases brought to the European Court of Human... more

  • loraine twigg

    RE: A HISTORY OF THE LOCHGELLY TAWSE

    Genuine lochgelly tawses are now rare and collectable.Loraine Twigg of church antiques will pay... more

  • loraine twigg

    RE: A HISTORY OF THE LOCHGELLY TAWSE

    Genuine lochgelly tawses are now rare and collectable. Loraine Twigg of church antiques will pay... more

  • Concepts

    RE: A brief history of Lochgelly

    Since the decline of the mining industry, Lochgelly has suffered (like many other coalfields... more

  • Isabella Watson Sinclair nee Lindsay to turn 100 on 14 Nov 2009

    by leonie sinclair 4 Nov 2009

    Now living in Australia in Sydney, Isabella Sinclair nee Lindsay who was born at Broxburn Scotland and lived with her parents at South Street Lochgelly is turning 100. Her mother was Elizabeth Watson… 0 Comments

    A brief history of Lochgelly

    4 Dec 2008

    There's lots of interest in local history and lots of local knowledge out there - so why not share it here? Or perhaps you'd like to start your own article about another aspect of Lochgelly's history?… 1 Comment

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