Wishing All A Very Happy New Year!
As the curtain closes on 2023, it also closes for a long-standing local business situated not far from Largo - bookseller, stationer, art supplier and gift shop, J&G Innes of St Andrews. When the shop closed its doors on 31 December 2023, it brought an end to 144 years of trading for the business established in 1879. Situated in the iconic 107 South Street 'Citizen Office', it was 1 June 1928 when the reconstructed building with its distinctive oak work was revealed to the public.
The piece below was published in the Fife News Almanac for 1929 and tells of the unique design of what was then a modern shop front done in an old-world style. Those interested in further detail on the design detail, the contractors involved in the work and in the history of the firm, can read the full story from the 2 June 1928 St Andrews Citizen over two pages here and here. Known throughout Fife and beyond, and undoubtedly frequented by Largo folks over many decades, the shop will be sorely missed by many. Hopefully, 2024 will bring a new chapter to the building and it can continue to be admired long into the future.
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