Hearse House
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| 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
Notes
- ↑ Information from former neighbour.