Merry Christmas!

23/12/2013

As Christmas is almost upon us, I thought a snowy image of Lundin Links was in order - even if a white Christmas is unlikely this year. This photograph of Crescent Road, looking up towards Leven Road (on the left in the distance) was taken around 1940. The thick fresh snow highlights details such as the railings (which were soon to go) and the old street lamp. The trees are quite dramatic and it seems that no one had been driving on the roads. If you recall a white Christmas in the village, or a memorable snowy spell, please comment.

Thank you for reading and Merry Christmas from Vintage Lundin Links!

1 Comment

susan napier

3/8/2014 02:47:02 am

The Christmases of the 1950s were inevitably white, even the sea froze on occasions. Anti-freeze was added to the car's petrol tank in November, then chains put on the tyres to combat the snowy roads. Water pipes burst with regularity and houses smelled of paraffin from the Aladdin heaters. And for us youngsters the best place for sledging was on The Ladies Course near the Standing Stones, where there was an excellent slope and we'd still be there after dark if we could get away with it. None of us cared about chilblains, which seemed to be unavoidable then.

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