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I thought you might like a few more photographs - taken about 1967 - showing more of the garden (including the wall you used to fish off Yvonne). There was no greenhouse outbuildings when we moved there - although there is an impression of something on the gable wall on the east side.
The attic above the kitchen I do remember - although it was difficult to access - but it had "proper" rooms (2) there.

I've also included anther from the top of the hill - slightly later

Als

Jo – I thought you would like to hear something about the house itself?

I moved in when I was 3 – I seem to remember my 4th birthday party watching Dr Who on our newly rented B&W TV – which was sitting on a tea chest - probably while hiding from behind the sofa!

Rosehall was a BIG house – especially for the 3 of us. The kitchen, dining, sitting and 3 bedrooms could each accommodate a couple. There were also 2 attic rooms up a slightly smaller staircase which would have been a fine size for a single person – you can see the sky light each had in the photo? We had a piano in one – which came as a disappointment to the removal men when we moved in.  The house was cold in winter – I seem to remember each room had a fireplace – except – they were bricked up – that’s what you did then

The house must have been neglected a bit in the decade before we moved in in those days no-one wanted these big houses – preferring modern bungalows. We discovered the house needed major refurbishment only after we moved in.

You could see how each of the rooms had a different couple staying in them – it did however only have 1 bathroom – interesting…

The garden was huge – the size of ½ a football pitch – with 1 tree left in the middle. The house was right on the main street – but in those days there was little traffic.

I realise that you’d be wanting to know about the house and the occupants from much earlier – but thought that 1965 to you was quite like 1925 to me. Looking at one of the photos from the hill the building opposite the Kirk is my 1st primary school – before I moved to the “new” Polmont Primary school in P2. This "new" school itself has been replaced – progress…


Cheers
Alistair

(Btw - before I get corrected – the power station in the background must be Kincardine  - Longannet – which has one of the largest single chimneys in Scotland was probably still in the planning stages.)

Hi Jo - I'm Alistair Stewart - and I lived in Rosehall with my parents between 1965 and 1980 - they finally moved out in 1989.

My father's from Lossiemouth in Moray - we only moved here as he got a job nearby - so unfortunately not the relative you seek

However - here's a couple of photos - from the 1970s i think - the house used to have a great garden at the back - i think it was an orchard prior to us - it now has 3? large houses in it

The second is from the top of the hill which overlooks main st - Rosehall is in the middle. This is now all houses. In the background - just before the Kirk is now a motorway.

Good luck with your search

Alistair