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'''The Hearse House''' was a house in [[Balmblae]], now demolished.
'''The Hearse House''' was a two-story thatched house in [[Balmblae]], on the north side of Balmblae Road, now demolished.


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Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart
==Further references==
==Further references==
From the late 1930s, Robert Stewart rented the Hearse House, a two-storey thatched house on the north side of Balmblae Road. He later bought it, but never lived there, and used it for his car. A previous occupant said that whenever there was a funeral their windows were covered by the byre door and they were plunged into darkness. In 1953 he bought [[Burnside Cottage]].<ref name="nbr">Information from former neighbour</ref>
Hearse house was owned by Euphemia Walker (Jackson, Lomondvale). After her death  it was bought by the Falkland Hearse Company in 1891
 
The Falkland Hearse company consisted of Pete Robertson (Butcher) Falkland,
Charles Jackson (manufacturer) Falkland, John Brown (Residenter) Falkland, Alexander Fraser (joiner) Falkland, Robert Miller (joiner) Falkland, John Duncan (Farmer) Falkland,
Robert Grieve(joiner) Freuchie.
 
In 1940 It was briefly owned by  William Petrie  who lived next door or nearby in Balmblae
 
In the  early 1930s the north part of the hearse hoose was occupied by the Paton family  "whenever there was a funeral the big byre door slid open and we were plunged into darkness"From the late 1930s, Robert Stewart rented the Hearse House, a two-storey thatched house . He bought the house in 1941, but never lived there, and used it for his car. A previous occupant said that whenever there was a funeral their windows were covered by the byre door and they were plunged into darkness. In 1953 he bought [[Burnside Cottage]].
 
The Hearse House was demolished by the Council in the 1960s
 
<ref name="nbr">Information from former neighbour.</ref>
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Revision as of 07:25, 1 April 2021

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Name The Hearse House
Address Balmblae
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The Hearse House was a two-story thatched house in Balmblae, on the north side of Balmblae Road, now demolished.

Former residents

Robert Stewart

Further references

Hearse house was owned by Euphemia Walker (Jackson, Lomondvale). After her death it was bought by the Falkland Hearse Company in 1891

The Falkland Hearse company consisted of Pete Robertson (Butcher) Falkland, Charles Jackson (manufacturer) Falkland, John Brown (Residenter) Falkland, Alexander Fraser (joiner) Falkland, Robert Miller (joiner) Falkland, John Duncan (Farmer) Falkland, Robert Grieve(joiner) Freuchie.

In 1940 It was briefly owned by William Petrie who lived next door or nearby in Balmblae

In the early 1930s the north part of the hearse hoose was occupied by the Paton family "whenever there was a funeral the big byre door slid open and we were plunged into darkness"From the late 1930s, Robert Stewart rented the Hearse House, a two-storey thatched house . He bought the house in 1941, but never lived there, and used it for his car. A previous occupant said that whenever there was a funeral their windows were covered by the byre door and they were plunged into darkness. In 1953 he bought Burnside Cottage.

The Hearse House was demolished by the Council in the 1960s

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Notes

  1. Information from former neighbour.