Alistair Allcroft says

Can't remember them all but here goes!

3. Gronbachs the butchers on High St by the railway bridge. Champions for haggis

5. At the bus depot on Broad St.

7. Wee Jimmies was bar at the Fountain!

9. War memorial is on the high ground by the public park with view down the High St.

10 Stotts was hardware/general store on High St very near the junction with Stenhouse St. 

15. I think 4 counters in Woolies

16. Where Thistle Industrial Estate now is at the end of Church St.

18. Alice, Number 7, Kirkford pits and many many more that closed at different times over the last 100 years.

20. On Broad St where the Stagecoach bus depot is now.

21. I think 2...one at the railway bridge another near the Town Hall.

23. Kirk of Beath ...or Beath Kirk is on the right hand side of Old Perth Road as you rise the hill going o'er to Kelty.

24. In the 1950's Mr Eady (Rector) Mr Trann, Mr McLeod, Mrs Watson, Mr Watson, Mr McNaughton, Mr Clark, Mr Parker, Mr Summers....and more!

25. At the fork in the roads leading from Crossgates towards Hill o' beath and Woodend on what are now the B981 and B917.

Awfie lang time since I grew up in Cowdenbeath ..so answer to 22 for me is 'Double glazing?'...we were lucky to have the coal fire!!!!

How did I do?

Just Jock says

ye did nae bad ,wee jimmys pub was straight across from alley into palais,, will see what response there is afore I give all answers. I loved the meat rissoles at Gronbachs used to buy two and eat at Kelty bus stop just under rail bridge, as for bus stops , one accross from Church street that was where they turned to return to Kelty, then stopped at just at Fountain and next was under rail bridge and next outside Pet shop accross from picture house, next was at Junction accross from cafe,then last yin accross frae Mitchels Garage,,Where your photo of main post office remember dole was above there.

Alex Dow says

1 Presuming Winski Jeweller at The Crossing, leeading rto the Brazil's Football Pitch

2 Mentiplay, was this the Musical Instruments part of House of Clydesdale, now Boots.

3 Gronbach, "1984 Haggis Champions", by railway bridge as described.

4 Addison, Mens' Tailoring? BRC Charity shop.

5 As described

6 Unaware

7 Wee Jimmy's - near the Town House, where the pavement widens, across small entry from IMKO, WJ = James Binning from Linlithgow.

8 Unaware

9 As described - present discussions to move it.

10 As described - recently became a carpet outlet.

11 Curry's at the railway end of the recently created "Town Square".

12 Fry's chocolate - almost certainly on the "Up Platform" to Edinburgh via Dunfermline Lower, Waiting passengers for trains more likely to purchase than those rushing home.

13 As described

14 DEMARCO at Lumphinnans Junction

15 Probably four, one along each long wall and two "back-to-back" in the middle.

16 As described

17 Unaware

18 A lot!

19 Mitchell's - North End Garage on Perth Road. Mr Mitchell subsequently opened a car accessories shop in Lochgelly.

20 As described

21 Don't know

22 Smith - Bridge Street next up from Bruce Hotel & Bar, taken over and run by Gerrie Eady, hence "C R Smith"

23 Kirk of Beath - Old Perth Road - closed about 20 months back.

24 Unaware

25 White Elephant as described - but opened originally as the "White House", referred to locally as being "a bit of a white elephant" so name changed to that.

About two years before final closure and demolition, it reverted back to White House, aftee a majore renovation.

Were the special wall tiles saved?

John Foster Nisbet says

Jock Nisbet Haven't got a photo to auld, to bald and to fat to fit on screen

1 Winskis opposite supproters club(now partners)

2 Mentiplays can'r remember

3 Gronbach as described( rissoles were great)

4 clothes suits for ladies and gents( just down and across the road from sharps

5 as described

6 on the road into the old tennis courts opposite the entrance to morrisons

7 opposite the old post office

8 union street on the same side as baulds the butchers

9 as described

10 as described

11 was it next to clydesdales

12 dunfermline bound side

13 stenhouse street just about opposite rieds sweetie shop where we got our penny ice lollies (any flavour as long as it was orange) and candy floss

14 Joe Proffili, Demarcos pastorelli

15 4 one on each side and two running up the centre

16 thistle industrial estate was originally opposite mitchells garage on perth road I Think

17 up the alleyway opposite the pictures between where Foggos and the chiropodist shop used to be

18 No 7,  Kirkford, James, Dora,Marion& Aitken.

19 the garage as described but the was also a mitchells shop up moss side rd

20 As described

21 the bus turned opposite arthur place there was a bus stop just at the brow of the hill opposite church street, one at gronbachs and one a t broons paper shop then there was one just next to the junction bar

22 CR Smith is a bit of a red herring as I think Mozolowskis had the first doublew glazing company in Kirkford Of course I could be wrong

23 It is still on old perth road between Kirkford and Kelty Oakfield

24 Rector Mr Eadie, Mr Tran, Butcher Munro, Mr Murdoch, Mr Mcloud, Mr Begg, Fred Cummings, Mr McNaughton, Miss McNaughton, Mrs Haggart, Miss Haig, Polly Robinson, Mr Clarke, Alfie Parker, Mr Rollo, Shug Watt, Ernie Street, Mr & Mrs Watson

25 As described

John Carr says

1,Where was Winiskis and what was it

Winskis was(is) on the High St at the level crossing on the West side  by what was The Supporters club (Partners).   It’s a Jewellers

2,Where was Mentiplays and what was it.

Not sure. Coal sellers. Behind Picture house?

3,Where was Gronbachs and what did they sell.

Gronbach’s was a bit north of the level crossing west side. It was a butchers.

4,What did Addisons sell

Claithes

5,Where was Alexanders Top Bus office

School St. By Entrance to the Tennis Club

6, Where was Cowdenbeath Weightlifting Club

It was at the Orange club.

7,Where was "Wee Jimmys" and what was it.

At the top (North) end across the road from the GPO. (junction of High St and Polworth Pl)   It is a pub.

8, Where was the legal pitch and toss club in Cowdenbeath

Union St just before the Rail Bridge

9,Where is the war memorial in Cowdenbeath.

On  “the hill’ over looking  the top (North) of the High St.

10,Where was Stotts and what was it.

Stott’s was on two sides of the High St just below the fish shop By Fowlis’s  on one side and by the Bookies on the other.  It was a General merchants it had a good Christnas club for kids toys.

11,Where was Currys Bicycle shop in Cowdenbeath

Just up from (North of) the Coop restaurant (across from Kelty (railway bridge) bus stop) in the High St.

12,At Cowdenbeath railway station what side of station was the Frys chocolate bar machine

It was on the East (Up) Platform (towards Dunfermline).

13, Where was the Salvation Army Hall

Top of hall St - SW corner of the intersection of Stenhouse St and Hall St.

14, Name 3 of the Italian names of Cafes in Cowdenbeath

Capaldi’s - Across from Picture house

Demarco’s - Lumphinan’s Juntion

15, How many rows of counters were in Woolworths 2. 3. 4.

4 rows of counters, two isles, the middle was a double counter

16, Where was the NCB workshops.

Bottom of Church St

17,Where was the Orange Club

It’s nickname was the Billy Club.  It was in a lane that sort of opposite the flower shop a bit down from the Pictures.

18, Which Pits were in Cowdenbeath.

Cowdenbeath Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Kirkford); Mossbeath Nos. 1, 2; Foulford Nos. 1, 2, 3 (ironstone); Foulford Nos. 1, 2 (coal); Washing Sink No. 1; Blackdean No. 5; Pepperknow Nos. 4, 6; Dean; Wingate's

My Great, great granddad died in the HILL OF BEATH disaster on 15th. February, 1901

19, Where was Mitchells and what was it.

It was on the main road as you came into Cowdenbeath from Kelty. It was a garage

20, Where was Alexanders Bus garage about.

Just off broad St where the Stage Coach offices are now.

21,From the Fountain to the Junction How many bus stops were there for buses going to Kelty

1.2. 3. 4. 5. 6.7.8.

It depends which side of the High St you walk down. On the East pavement Nil going to Kelty. On the West pavement there were 4  One at the Fountain, One by the Railway bridge (the bridge gave it a bit of shelter from the rain), One by the pet shop (Capaldi’s café), One at the public park entrance  by the Junction Bar  (across from Ice cream cafe)

22, Where was the first Double Glazing Company opened in Cowdenbeath.

Don’t know. CR Smith?

23, Where is the Kirk o Beath

On the Old Perth Rd by Cowdenbeath Cemetry

24,Name 4 teachers from Old Beath High School

Victor Smith (English), Ken Whitcombe (Geog), Colin Smith (Geog), Mr Stewart (History), Mr Goldie (PE).

25,Where was the "White Elephant"

It was the White House.Om the road to/from Crossgates at the western road to Hill of Beath ie at the junction of B981 and B917

allan cowan says

nbr 6 above the miners institute,

nbr 14 ginnaros across fi picture hoose went ther before the disco at the billy club in 72,demarcos and proffilies

nbr 8 empty warehoose next to gas tank 50 yards fi were the dora clubhoose is,won £110 in 1978 a wiz 17,this old boy flung 16 tails in a row had the them aw. the rest have been answered.