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Leven Road West

27/10/2017

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A previous post showed an old photograph of Leven Road looking West, but the c1930 image above is taken further west.

​For the first several years of the twentieth century, the housing on this side of the road stopped at the Montrave Hall (see 1912 map at foot of post). However, from the 1910s, development continued westwards.

The top postcard image shows, from right to left, the houses which were originally named: Tighmuire (later Ardoch), Carnbann, Roma, Lindores (later Briarbrae then Rowallan), Standing Stanes, Belston and Duddingston House. The first pair of semi-detached houses on the right were built before 1915. Standing Stanes joined them in the early part of the 1920s (built for the Sidey familiy). Belston and Duddingston House followed later in the 1920s.  Duddingston House was built for Edinburgh born William Moscrip (who was Managing Director of National Steel Foundry Leven Works and Chairman of East Fife Football Club). In the early 1930s another house, originally named 'Hollam' was added.
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The recent image above features what are now numbers 60 to 70 Leven Road.  The notable change is the additional house - of a modern, flat-fronted style - which has filled the gap betwen Rowallan and Standing Stanes.  This looks to be circa 1960s.  I wonder why this plot was not built upon for several decades. Was the feu bought but never developed? Did World War One play a role in the initial delay in building? If you know, please comment.  This gap site is highlighted below in more detail.

After 1935, there was a pause in development for a few decades.  Eventually, further houses were erected along Leven Road westwards on this side, until all the space was filled up to Pilmuir Road.
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6 Comments
Alan Stuart
4/11/2017 02:10:02 am

Hi Dora,

I believe that the gap site on Leven Rd was filled by Ian Deas, (Bakers)
in the early 1960's.

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John Band
6/11/2017 09:49:27 am

It was not unknown for people to buy double plots either to enlarge their garden or to hold onto as a future investment.Or, but not in this case at the time if a certain plot had a bad view it would not be chosen until no other option was available.

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Ron Kidd
8/11/2017 11:35:55 am

Hi Dora,
I am the current owner of Standing Stanes. The Sideys built the house in either 1923 or 26, I can't remember. Mr Sidey had been, I believe, a Mining Engineer in Oregon before returning home. They had bought the double plot to build Standing Stanes. We bought the house in 1975 from Mrs Sidey's daughter after Mrs Sidey had died aged 91. Alan Stuart is correct that part of the garden ground had been sold to Ian Deas, baker in Leven. That house had been sold by 1975 to the current owners.

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Vintage Lundin Links
9/11/2017 02:17:12 am

Many thanks to all that have commented - mystery solved!

Interesting that the house has only been owned by two families as well.

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Ron Kidd
27/11/2017 08:07:50 am

Another interesting point is that their are no driveway entrances, just gates. Must have good public transport or just "shanks pony"

Richard Barron
4/3/2019 12:32:54 am

Any idea when the row of cottages at the bottom of Pilmuir Road were built. We have recently bought Number 1 and can't seem to put a date to it. Thanks. RB

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