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... this isn't Dundee, but Kirkcaldy.
©James Allan
This picture shows Abbotshall Road and on the left Station Road.The railway bridge carries The Main East Coast and Fife Circle Lines. The photo was taken from Abbotshall Churchyard.
©Paul McIlroy
Sign on platform.
©Stanley Howe
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©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.1km<br/>Situated to the front of Kirkcaldy Museum this is the memorial to the dead of The Second World War.
©Paul McIlroy
Dist:0.1km<br/>At Kirkcaldy Railway Station
©Paul McIlroy
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©Stanley Howe
Dist:0.1km<br/>On the southbound platform of Kirkcaldy station, the southbound train departs in the general direction of Edinburgh.
©Richard Law
Dist:0.1km<br/>BRCW Type 2 diesel electric locomotive No 27063 arrives at Kirkcaldy Station at 0855hrs with a service from Edinburgh to Dundee.
©Rob Newman
Dist:0.1km<br/>This poem, "The boy in the train", capturing the essence of a train journey to Kirkcaldy in the past, is always popular at primary school recital evenings. It has pride of place above the stairway at Kirkcaldy station and is printed, fittingly, on linoleum which was the source of the "queer-like smell" that used to hang over the town. The text of the poem can be seen here http://www.rampantscotland.com/poetry/blpoems_kirkcaldy.htm
©Lis Burke
Dist:0.1km<br/>THE SOWER The statue on the north west side of the Town House was sculpted by Mr Thomas Whalen, RSA, and cast by Mr George Mancini of Edinburgh. In the words of the sculptor himself: “The figure of The Sower is symbolic of the town and its people. The idea of the figure has its foundations in the many peculiarities of the town, a town in early times run by its Guilds and Crafts - a hardworking early growth, enterprising and industrious, like a plant. Even in this day and age (1956), the town has industries peculiar to itself - textiles, roperies, linoleum, etc., many derived from the flax plant. Indeed it may be said that the town depends on sowing. The Sower was always there and its motto might well be the Bible text - ‘As ye sow, so shall ye reap’. The earth is good, the people vigorous, and since the Sower mounts the corbal of the new Town House where within Civil Administration and Justice are sown, the figure of The Sower is most appropriate.” reference http://www.kirkcaldybook.com/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=16 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkcaldy_Town_House
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.1km<br/>At the Kirkcaldy Farmer's Market, the queue is habitually 20 persons deep. Mouthwateringly good. The Arbroath Smokie is prepared to perfection here by famous local man Iain R. Spink http://www.arbroathsmokies.net/. Watch and wonder. Folks cannot resist the urge to buy once they get a whiff of that aroma. More often than not, just devoured on the spot. Hot fresh and juicy. More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbroath_Smokie
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.1km<br/>Last Saturday of every month. The local produce delights thousands. Held in the Town Square.
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.1km<br/>Memorial to the dead of The First World War.
©Paul McIlroy
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©Stanley Howe

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