I featured this ex-cinema here.

Last March when visiting the antiques shop(s) now house dnsid ethe building I took these photos of the detail of the two tower portions:-

One of Inverkeithing‘s oldest buildings is the former Hospitium of the Grey Friars (Dominicans) which dates from around 1350 and is in modern Queen Street.

Hospitium from north:-

A represenatation of how the Hospitium looked in its heyday can be seen here.

Hospitium from southwest:-

South gable:

Rear:-

North gable and part of rear:-

Just after the War Memorial gardens on approaching Inverkeithing from the north, on the opposite side of the road, lies this old building called Fordell’s Lodging:-

St Peter’s Kirk is on the same side of the road as the War Memorial gardens, some of whose trees are in the foreground here:-

St Peter’s Kirk:-

Inverkeithing Town Hall is on a side road:-

Inverkeithing’s War Memorial is in the form of a pillared Celtic type cross above a square plinth. The memorial stands in a memorial garden to the side of the main road entering Inverkeithing from the north.

From entrance to Memorial garden:-

Great War dedication. On bronze panel: “To the glory of God and in memory of the men of Inverkeithing who fell in the Great War 1914-1919.” On base: “Their name liveth for evermore.”

Great War names, Wilfred D Aikman – Fred Wykes:-

Second World War Dedication. “To the glory of God and in loving memory of the men and women of Inverkeithing and district who fell in the World War 1939 – 1945.” Names: Joseph Allan – Alfred Wallace:-

More names. James Anderson – Charles Wylie. It’s not clear to which war they refer:-

Just before the first Covid lockdown we visited with a friend the ancient town of Inverkeithing in Fife. We’d passed through it many times, even making purchases there. However we’d never taken a really close look. It has some interesting features.

Inverkeithing Mercat Cross:-

A short history of the town:-

This is the lintel mentioned in that history above. The inscription reads, “God’s providence is my inheritance”:-

Lintels like this were commonly placed above the doors of houses built for newly married couples, usually with their initials and the date of the marriage. This one is more elaborate than most. “IT. BT. Except the Lord build the house they labour in vain that built it.”:-

For a time the explorer David Livingston lived in the town – in Moffat Cottage:-

Located in Boreland Road, Inverkeithing, the cinema opened in 1918 but was updated in 1931 and has a vaguely Art Deco feel. It’s now an antiques/second-hand shop.