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About these Pages.
"Rows,
Cottages and Villages" is intended as a companion to
the "Shale Villages" project. The initial goal is
to list and map oil company housing and illustrate how these
sites relate to the modern landscape. The intention is to
provide a basic framework of knowledge to encourage and support
further research and recording work by community groups and
other interested parties.
It
is hoped that additional information on each village will
be included as further research takes place. Much more may
be gleaned from materials held in our museum collection (including
oral history recordings) and from archive sources such as
Valuation Rolls, Census Books, and official papers such as
Annual Reports of the Medical Officer.
An
"Additional Resources" tab at the bottom of each
page will provide opportunity to publish more detailed studies
and records compiled by experts and enthusiasts, and to provide
links to more detailed sources of knowledge.
"Rows,
Cottages and Villages" is seen as a first step to establishing
a much more ambitious on-line resource that will encompass
data on mine and oilworks sites, and also provide information
on shale oil companies, processes and historical episodes.
Such a major undertaking can only be achieved through the
participation of many with an interest in this unique Scottish
industry.
If
you have documents, images, recollections or other material
that might help this project, or if you're interested in playing
a part in this work, please contact
us.
Almond
Valley Heritage Trust, Millfield, Livingston, West Lothian
EH54 7AR. phone 01506 414957 |
