- Employees of the Scottish Oils Division of BP Employees of the Scottish Oils Division of BP
Employees of the Scottish Oils Division of BP at Middleton Works, Uphall.
Middle Row: Alex (Sandy) Bennett (second from left).
Front Row: W Glencorse (end of row - fourth from left).
By kind permission of Mr W Glencorse. - Retiral Presentation at the Scottish Oils Division of BP Retiral Presentation at the Scottish Oils Division of BP
Retiral Presentation at the Scottish Oils Division of BP at Middleton Works, Uphall.
L-R : unknown, unknown, Hugh Murphy, unknown, Jock McCallum, Charlie Johnston (snr), John Hope, Joe Gibb and Willie Watt.
By kind permission of Mrs A Johnston. - The British Vacuum Cleaner & Eng. Co. Ltd (August 1946) The British Vacuum Cleaner & Eng. Co. Ltd (August 1946)
The British Vacuum Cleaner & Eng. Co. Ltd - Broxburn Staff - August 1946.
By kind permission of Mrs M Thompson (pictured front row second from left). - Broxburn SMT Depot Broxburn SMT Depot
Photograph taken at the Broxburn SMT Depot.
Gentleman in the middle is Mr Sandy Cairney.
By kind permission of Mr S Nicol. - Broxburn SMT Depot newspaper extract Broxburn SMT Depot newspaper extract
Newspaper article about the Broxburn SMT Depot
Gentleman in the window of the bus is Mr Sandy Cairney.
By kind permission of Mr S Nicol. - Hotric Factory, Broxburn (1946) Hotric Factory, Broxburn (1946)
Picture of the Hotric Factory in Greendykes Road, Broxburn (1946).
By kind permission of Mr I Cunningham. - J.P. Coats Employees J.P. Coats Employees
J.P. Coats Employees.
Back Row (L - R): Alex Cupples, Bert Rogers, David Webster, Wullie Elliott, Kathy Osbourne, Ted Kennoway, George Anthony, Martin Donaghue, James Chalmers and Tam White.
Front Row (L - R): Ruby Gardiner, Effie Hadden, Maureen Osbourne, Willie Fraser, William Baxter, Nan Scott and Hugh Rarity.
By kind permission of Mr J and Mrs H Chalmers.
Additional names supplied by Mr H Rarity and Mr D Webster. - J.P. Coats Works Outing J.P. Coats Works Outing
J.P. Coats Works Outing.
(L - R): Martin Halloran, Jimmy Chalmers, May Finlayson, Unknown, Tina Finlayson, Gina Chapman and Sandy Wilson.
By kind permission of Mr J and Mrs H Chalmers. - Scottish Oils Depot Scottish Oils Depot
BP Oils Depot.
By kind permission of West Lothian Council Local History Library. - Nurses at Drumshoreland Nurses at Drumshoreland
Drumshoreland Hospital (late 1940's)
(L - R): Nurse Agnes Connaghan (nee Turner), patients and Sister Jean.
By kind permission of Mrs A Connaghan. - Nursing Staff, Edinburgh War Hospital, Bangour Nursing Staff, Edinburgh War Hospital, Bangour
Postcard of Nursing Staff, Wards 4 &5, Edinburgh War Hospital, Bangour (c. 1916).
By kind permission of Mr JP Moore. - Paint Shop at Scottish Oils Paint Shop at Scottish Oils
Paint Shop at Scottish Oils, Middleton Hall, Uphall.
(Tallest man in back row): David Dryden.
By kind permission of Mr and Mrs R Wilkinson. - SMT Office, Broxburn SMT Office, Broxburn
Drivers/Conductors from the SMT garage congregate outside the office (1950's).
(L - R): unknown, Abie Carson, Archie Miller, ? Cairney, Agnes Reid (Simpson), ? Simpson, Andrew Crawford, D Winning and George Beveridge.
By kind permission of Mr I Cunningham. Additional names supplied by Mr Isaac Carson. - SMT Drivers SMT Drivers
Picture of drivers from the SMT Garage, Broxburn.
M Coyne, H Peden, Isaac Glencorse, J Little,
Hugh Ferguson, D McNeill,
A Brown and C Lamond
By kind permission of Mrs M McCormack (nee Coyne). Additional names supplied by Mr W Glencorse. - Loco at Hopetoun Works, Winchburgh Loco at Hopetoun Works, Winchburgh
Picture of a Youngs Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co. loco at Hopetoun Works, Winchburgh. The driver is Dod Morris who ran it from Faucheldean to Pumpherston.
By kind permission of Mr JP Moore. Additional information supplied by Mr P D'Alton of the Winchburgh History in Pictures facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/184158229662198/).















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