DB - Crosshill

Crosshill

Crosshill is located to the south of Lochore, and to the east of Loch Ore, and is home to the Junior football club 'Lochore Welfare' [Lochore Welfare Football Club].

Crosshill Main Street

1. Crosshill Main Street taken from the Glencraig side at the old Meedies Neuk Pub.
2. An older view of Crosshill Main Street also taken from the Glencraig side.
3. Once again, and older view taken from the Glencraig side.

Orebank Service Station

Long time since being a public service station but continues to operate as another business.

Crosshill Community Centre

Crosshill Community Centre in Inchgall Avenue.

BRAG Business Centre

Crosshill Business Centre (BRAG Enterprises Ltd), Offers local based training, enterprise support and employment opportunities in the Benarty area. Former building of Crosshill Primary School.

Benarty Tavern

1. The Benarty Tavern taken from Benarty Avenue which also shows the main road.
2. A closer view of the Benarty Tavern which has recently been taken over.

Crosshill Club/Sweeny Todds/Meedies Neuk

1. The now derelict Meedies Neuk pub/club formerly known as Sweeny Todds & Crosshill Club.
2. The Scaffolding goes up in preparation for the buildings demolition.
3. The demolition begins! After lying derelict for so long, the building has finally comes down. (March 2010)

Petrol Station

1. Another eyesore in the area and also lying ina derelict state (for a considerable time now). The Thames filling station has also served as a BP and ICI filling station in the past.
2. Closer view of the dirlect petrol station situated on the main street.

Catherine Terrace

Catherine Terrace taken from the main road on Main Street.

Lochore Welfare Football Club

Lochore Welfare F.C. is a Scottish Junior football club formed in 1934 and playing in the Fife Junior League. They play at Central Park in Crosshill which currently has a capacity of 1,300. Lochore Welfare is formed from mergers between various other junior clubs over the years, firstly with local amateur side, Lochore Miners to become Lochore Miners Welfare. Then, in the late 1990s, it merged with Benarty Juniors Football Club and reverted back to its original name of Lochore Welfare.

Past players of Lochore Welfare Football Club include:

Willie Johnston (Rangers, Hearts, Scotland)
Ian Porterfield (Raith Rovers, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday)
Craig Levein (Cowdenbeath, Hearts, Scotland, Scotland (Manager))
Tommy Callaghan (Celtic, Dunfermline, Clydebank)
Alec Edwards (Dunfermline, Hibernian)
Ian Campbell (Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Brechin, Montrose)
Jimmy Logie (Arsenal)
Willie Gibson (Hearts)
Arthur Mann (Hearts, Manchester City, Blackpool)
Peter Oliver (Hearts, York City, Huddersfield Town)
Willie Benvie (Hearts)
Cammy Fraser (Rangers, Hearts, Dundee, Raith Rovers, Montrose)
Gary Patterson (Dundee)

??Gary Paterson & Ally Mitchell??

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