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Dunfermline oil depot

Former parish and county:
Parish of Dunfermline, County of Fife
Local authority:
Fife
Ownership:
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd.
Opened:
1913

References

  • AR0721 (record missing) - Agreement, dated 1913, between Young's PLMO Co. and North British Railway regarding site of burning oil depot at Dunfermline.
  • Note referring to an agreement between Young's PLMO Co. and North British Railway regarding land for a tank at Whitemyres station dated 1913. See 215853 page 363
  • Lease, dated 1917, to the Scottish Oil Agency Ltd of part of Coalton Farm Dunfermline for construction of an oil depot. See full record 183530 page 60
  • The Scottish Oil Agency Ltd agreed a lease in 1926 for a pipeline at Colton siding to the proposed bulk motor spirit depot. See full record 183530 page 60

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