JR Johnstone Roofing & Building
Based: in Falkirk, FK2 9FDLatest review
William P., EH26
Roofline | Soffits / Fascias in Silverburn
Good and professional
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It lies 5 miles north-east of Dunfermline and 18 miles north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town formed around the large-scale coalfields of the region and became a Police Burgh in 1890. Based upon population statistics from 2008, Cowdenbeath has a fixed population of around 14081. Among this population, 48.5 per cent are male and 51.5 percent are female, which is consistent with the proportional split by gender in both the Fife and Scottish populations. Preceding 1850, Cowdenbeath was merely a group of farms divided into four districts named after local farms. Local residents of these centerpieces of expansion, which were combining into a single town, got together to choose a name for the emerging town. The ultimate choice was limited to either White Threshes or Cowdenbeath. The arrival of the Oakley Iron Company around 1850 was to have a long-term impact upon Cowdenbeath, making the name synonymous with coal-mining for nearly 100 years. Shafts were sunk in the area of the old Foulford Washer. It was in the mining for ore that the discoveries of the coal seams were made, and pits were sunk at every corner of the town. Characterising the northern boundary of Cowdenbeath is a rural scene, which blends into the Lochore Meadows Country Park, 'The Meadies'. This formerly commercial and mining landscape, which was home to a number of pit-heads including the Mary Pit, whose winding gear structure dominates the park as a memorial to its notable mining history, is at present an extremely attractive area which offers leisure and recreational outdoor amenities. For all your house upgrades, take care to work with credible contractors in Cowdenbeath to assure quality.
