For much of the second half of the 20th century, the pharmacy was run by the Stebbing family (father William followed by son Alex). When the East Mail Mail reported on Alex Stebbing's retirement in the mid-1990s, it told of how he was only 15 when his father William died suddenly in 1952 (4 years after taking on the pharmacy). Alex completed his education at Buckhaven High School before going on to qualify in pharmacy at Dundee in 1959 and serving his apprenticeship with T.W. Buchanan of Leven. A series of locums filled in between 1952 and 1959.
Opened just after the turn of the century, the Lundin Links Pharmacy is still going strong in the same location today. The proprietor at the time of the above image (looking down Links Road from the main road with Pharmacy on left) was Andrew Hogg. The early 20th century advert shows the wide range of goods available within the shop, aside from pharmaceuticals. They had everything from supplies you might need for a trip to the seaside, to postcards to tell friends about your trip to the beach, to tobacco products. Photography-related items were also highlighted and interestingly there was a dark room on site which could be used by 'amateurs'. I imagine this would have been really popular with affluent tourists during the summer season.
For much of the second half of the 20th century, the pharmacy was run by the Stebbing family (father William followed by son Alex). When the East Mail Mail reported on Alex Stebbing's retirement in the mid-1990s, it told of how he was only 15 when his father William died suddenly in 1952 (4 years after taking on the pharmacy). Alex completed his education at Buckhaven High School before going on to qualify in pharmacy at Dundee in 1959 and serving his apprenticeship with T.W. Buchanan of Leven. A series of locums filled in between 1952 and 1959.
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