Oakbank Cottages, Westwood

Presumably constructed c.1918 to house workers at Oakbank Oil Company's new Westwood Pit. Oakbank Cottages (occasionally referred to as Westwood Cottages) consist of one row of four and one row of six spacious homes, each with two or more rooms and scullery. A detached bungalow; "Inglewood" was presumably home to a company official.

This detailed plan, dated 1962, from the BP Archive, shows the layout of Oakbank Cottages.

Plan, 1962.

Archive plans

See full record, 178996

See full record 217298

See full record 217295

See full record, 217298

Recent images

Oakbank cottages 23-08-20

Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, ‎1st October ‎2009

Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, ‎1st October ‎2009

Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, ‎1st October ‎2009

Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, ‎14th September ‎2009

14th September ‎2009

14th September 2019

Location map

Detailed maps

Newspaper references

Bathgate District Committee – Report of Water Superintendent

We have a letter from Oakbank Oil Company, stating that they purpose to erect 200 houses at Westwood, in Livingston parish. The site they propose to build on is at the very eastern extremity of the Westwood estate. What connection can give them? Failing an undertaking by the committee to supply them, they intimate that they will build elsewhere. Mr Frew —We have a 3-inch pipe up there. They are only going to build 20 houses just now. I understand the site to be occupied is on the City Farm.

Linlithgowshire Gazette, 28th November 1913

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Oakbank Cottages:

The cottages including Inglewood and Westwood Lodge to be maintained.

Meeting held at Middleton Hall on 9th September 1958 to review position of house properties etc.

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Additional resources

• Oral history transcript: Mr Mervyn Graham
• Oral history transcript: Mr Walter Henderson

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• 178996 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly name The Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consents in favour of [...] - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly name The Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consents in favour of Mrs Edith Thomasina Dryden Mackay or Johnstone. Subjects: "Inglewood", Westwood by West Calder. Dated 1972. Details the sale of Inglewood by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly name The Oakbank Oil Company Limited) to Mrs Edith Thomasina Dryden Mackay or Johnstone for the sum of £1000. Attached is a plan of the property referred to in the disposition with the boundaries highlighted in black. The plan is dated 8th December 1971 with a scale of 1"=30'. Included are 4 letters dated from 26th January 1973 to 6th July 1973 regarding the sale of the property and payments made to cover rates in 1971/72.
  
• 217295 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating No 2 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 13 May 1963 and signed by W B Peutherer and J M Pattinson, Directors of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan scale 1/2500.
  
• 217297 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating No 3 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 9 August 1963 and signed by W B Peutherer Director of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location p;klan 1/2500.
  
• 217296 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating No 4 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 30 May 1963 and signed by W B Peutherer and J M Pattinson, Directors of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan scale 1/2500.
  
• 217301 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relatingto No 5 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 13 April 1965 and signed by W B Peutherer Director of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan 1/2500.
  
• 217302 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating to No 6 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 20 December 1966 and signed by W B Peutherer Director of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan 1/2500.
  
• 217293 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating No 7 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 13 may 1963 and signed by W B Peutherer and J M Pattinson Directors for the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan 1/2500.
  
• 217303 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating to No 8 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 1 April 1969 and signed byW B Peutherer Director of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 12 = 30 feet and the location plan 1/2500. There is also associated correspondence related to the sale of the property.
  
• 217300 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating to No 9 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 20 April 1965 and signed by W B Peutherer Director of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan scale 1/2500..
  
• 217294 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating No 10 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 28 May 1963 and signed by W B Peutherer and A E C Drake, Directors of the Company. The plan attached shows the scale 1" = 30 feet and the location plan scale 1/2500.
  
• 217292 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating No 11 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 13 December 1962 and signed by W B Peutherer and John Paterson Directors for the Company. The plan attached shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan scale 1/2500.
  
• 217298 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating No 12 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calder dated 1963 (no testing clause) and signed by W B Peutherer Director to the Company. The plan attched shows the scale as 1" = 30 feet and the location plan 1/2500.
  
• 217299 - Disposition by BP Exploration Company (Associated Holdings) Limited (formerly the Oakbank Oil Company Limited) with consent ut intus in favour [...] - Photocopy Disposition relating to No 14 Oakbank Cottages, Westwood, by West Calde dated 1963 (no testing clause) and signed by W B Peutherer Director of the Company. The plan attached has a scale 1" = 30 feet and a location plan scale 1/2500.