Robert Philp, creator of the Lochgelly Tawse

My grandmother would sometimes talk of her grandfather Andrew Philp (not Philip as I originally thought!) and of his younger brother Robert, who, according to family tradition, had gifted a clock to the town of Lochgelly in Fife. What she did not mention was that Robert Philp was also the creator of the notorious Lochgelly … Continue reading Robert Philp, creator of the Lochgelly Tawse