THERE are plans to name a street in honour of a brave West Fife firefighter who died last year.

Barry Martin, from Rosyth, suffered serious injuries tackling a blaze at the former Jenners store in Edinburgh in January 2023 and later passed away in hospital.

Now a street in a major new housing development in his hometown is set to be named after him, with councillors set to rubber stamp the proposal on Wednesday.

A report to the South and West Fife area committee explained: "It is recommended that the new street name ‘Barry Martin Crescent’ is adopted for the J.Smart & Co (Contractors) PLC development at land north of Primrose Lane, Rosyth."

Rosyth Community Council came up with the suggestion and contacted the family who gave their consent.

Hundreds of people and firefighters lined the streets for Barry Martin's funeral in February 2023.Hundreds of people and firefighters lined the streets for Barry Martin's funeral in February 2023. (Image: The SNS Group) READ MORE: Plans for huge housing development next to Fife Leisure Park

Fife Council's usual policy is not to name a street after "persons who have been deceased for fewer than five years” and the committee will be asked to treat this as an exception.

Barry, 38, was married to Shelley and father to twin boys, Oliver and Daniel.

He was one of five firefighters who were taken to hospital after trying to put out the large-scale blaze at the former Jenners store, on Princes Street in Edinburgh, on Monday January 23 last year.

Around 50 firefighters and 10 appliances were called to the fire at the category A-listed building.

Based in the capital, Barry was in critical condition and was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where he died on Friday January 27.

The following month, hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects as the cortege made its way along the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral for the funeral service.

Barry was given a Guard of Honour by colleagues from McDonald Road Community Fire Station with his fellow Blue Watch firefighters carrying the coffin.

His wife described him as a remarkable man who was exhilarated to be a firefighter.

Earlier this year two plaques to remember Barry and celebrate his life were unveiled at the McDonald Road Fire Station in Edinburgh and, in July, the Barry Martin Foundation held a day in his honour in Dunfermline and unveiled a memorial bench.

As well as Barry Martin Crescent, three other street names are required for the roads serving the new residential development in Camdean, which includes a bakery extension at Stephens HQ and 143 houses built on the 17 hectares of grassland behind it.

J Smart & Co, from Edinburgh, first came up with the plans in 2017 and held public consultation events in the town.

The approved scheme includes 36 affordable homes, internal roads, areas of open space, a play park, 'character areas', three SUDS (sustainable urban drainage system) basins and 131 new trees, more than replacing the 23 to be cut down.