VINTAGE LUNDIN LINKS AND LARGO
  • Blog

Lundin Bowling Club Opening

8/6/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
This crowded photograph shows the official opening of the Lundin Bowling Club back on 28 July 1905.  The Courier of 29 July was quite right to comment on the "large and fashionable assemblage of residents and visitors" in attendance.  Close inspection of the photograph shows there are more than one hundred people in the picture - men, women and children - all smartly dressed.  The ladies are particularly elegant in typical Edwardian style long skirts, flamboyant hats and parasols.

The Courier article lists in detail the names of those present at the event. The long list includes some names which may be familiar: Sir John and Lady Gilmour and Lieutenant Harry Gilmour, Montrave; Mr, Mrs and Miss Russell of Silverburn; Mr and Mrs Lumsden, Aithernie; Mr James Curr, factor, Largo Estates; Mr and Miss Forgan of Sunnybraes; Miss Hick of Ravenswood; Walter Horne, local builder; and Miss Bremner of Lundin Links Post Office.  It would be great to match names to the faces in the picture.  If you think you can help with this, please get in touch.

The opening ceremony itself involved speeches which included reference to Sir John Gilmour's...

"efforts to make Lundin Links the excellent summer resort it now was, and having had twice to fight the North British Railway Company in order to compel them to stop all trains at the station.  They were further indebted to him for granting them the ground .... and also for having advanced them £700 to assist them in the construction and equipment of the clubhouse and green."

Lady Gilmour opened the green by throwing the first jack and was presented with a silver jack.  Sir John was presented with a pair of silver-mounted bowls.  A competitive match was then played.  Remarkably, if you look at the Lundin Bowling Club's website today, the clubhouse looks basically the same but extended.  Bunting is even in evidence both in 1905 and at the recent Festival Day featured on the website at http://www.lundinbowlingclub.org.uk/
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    About

    This blog is about the history of the villages of Lundin Links, Lower Largo and Upper Largo in Fife, Scotland. Comments and contributions from readers are very welcome!

    Search

    There is no in-built search facility on this site. To search for content, go to Google and type your search words followed by "lundin weebly".

    Contact

    Categories

    All
    Antiquities
    Beach
    Boarding Houses
    Business
    Churches
    Clubs And Societies
    Drummochy
    Facilities
    Farming
    Fishing
    Golf
    Houses
    Keil's Den
    Largo Law
    Lower Largo
    Masseney Braes
    New Gilston
    People
    Railway
    School
    Shops
    Standing Stanes
    Streets
    Tourism
    Upper Largo
    Viaduct
    War

    Archives

    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013

    Links

    Largo Baywatch Blog
    Fife Family History Society
    ​
    Polish Parachute Brigade Info​

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.