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Attacked by the Red Baron – but who shot down this Cellardyke airman?
Above: An R.E.8 – they were colloquially called ‘Arry Tate’sOf all the names on the Anstruther and Cellardyke War Memorials only one is of an airman. Lieutenant Philip Oliphant Ray, a former Waid pupil, was studying engineering at Glasgow University when war broke...
Kirkcaldy museum trip
January 23rd saw a group of five committee members: Kevin, Glenn, Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary, visit Fife Museum and Art Gallery in Kirkcaldy and the Museum Service’s depository in Glenrothes. We had an opportunity to view the Renaissance painting - Madonna and...
Cleek (golf club) made in Anstruther
One of several golf clubs, or cleeks, in our collection, this was hand forged in Anstruther by R Brodie and Sons. They also made clubs for Old Tom Morris’ shop, with Old Tom’s head as a cleekmark, around 1910.Cleeks were made and sold under different brands. In the...
Bill Flett’s camera case
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Waid Academy rugby team 1889–1890
While archiving sports photos, a rugby team photo from 1889 was found, making it the oldest in Waid Academy’s archive and showing the school’s early adoption of sports teams.
Christmas items from our collection
As Christmas is fast approaching, here are some of our festive items we hold at the Burgh. Locked in the near bomb-proof safe in our Darwood Room is a rare collection of Victorian Christmas and birthday cards. Now that we have some glass display cabinets, we are...
History of Anstruther
Anstruther is a small town situated on a stretch of coastline known as the East Neuk of Fife on the East coast of Scotland . The coastline from Largo to Kingsbarns is dotted with small fishing villages of which Anstruther is the largest, interspersed with rich fertile...
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