Co who also owned the miners shop. In 1895, the Caledonia Hotel was built and served as a station hotel and cultural venue for the village. The building has oriel windows. The hotel was damaged by fire in 1985 and then closed in 1992 when it was converted into flats. In 1900, Crofthead Primary school was built in the village. The school was three storeys and has since been converted into a care home, as other new schools have been built. In 1908, a drill hall was built in the village and alter incorporated into the structure of the local mining institute. The hall had an indoor firing range and in 1914 the hall was base for "F" Company, 10th [Cyclist] Battalion, Royal Scots. The village previously had a theatre and cinema, the Palace Theatre, which opened in 1914. It later became the Savoy Bingo Club and was then demolished. Transport The village is served by the Fauldhouse railway station, on the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh, McGill's Scotland East operate service 26 between Bathgate and Livingston North via Whitburn, Fauldhouse, Loganlea & Livingston Centre Lothian Country used to operate service 281 between Livingston, Bathgate and Fauldhouse but this was withdrawn in November 2021 Education The village has two primary schools, Falla Hill and St. John the Baptist RC. The local high school for Falla Hill is Whitburn Academy and for St John the Baptist, St. Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn. Religion There are two churches in Fauldhouse. St Andrew's Kirk on Main Street was built in 1866 and designed by Angus Kennedy. It is in a Gothic revival style and has buttresses and a traceried window. The church of St. John the Baptist was the first Roman Catholic parish in West Lothian and was built in 1873. Designed by W & R Ingram, it consists of a chapel with corbelled belfry and spirelet above a rose window and contains several fine examples of Stained Glass. Geography Sports Football The local football club is Fauldhouse United, winners of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1946, who now play in the East of Scotland Football League. In 2001, the Fauldhouse Foxes BC was formed, later known as Fauldhouse FCA. They now operate with teams ranging from Under 9 up to Under 19. The Under 13s won the Scottish Cup in 2011, beating Syngenta Juveniles 3–0 in the final. Golf To the south