Mill Wynd and Bakery

This circa 1910 postcard image is labelled 'Mill Wynd, Lundin Links', although it shows only the start of the street named Mill Wynd. In the foreground, just right of centre (with the three upstairs windows) is 'Afton Cottage' (1 Mill Wynd). To the left of that, with its gable end in the centre foreground above is 'Leaside' - now 2 Largo Road. Behind that is the tall and more recently built 'Milburnlea', which at this time accommodated John Adam's painting and decorating business and Peter Smith's fruiterers at street level. On the far side of the burn, beyond that, is the long bakery building (shown in detail below).

The bakery was originally a brewery but at the time of this photograph it was David Watson's Keilside Bakery. The premises encompassed both the white coloured building and the building on its left with the sliding doors, which gave access for carts through a pend to the rear. As well as selling from the bakery shop, goods were taken from here by handcart and horse and cart (and later by van) to surrounding areas.

This particular postcard was sent to Mr Archibald A. Lawrie, c/o Societe des Pulpes, Viet Tri, Tonkin, Indo China (Vietnam) by his niece, who asks: "Do you recognise any place on the photo? I know you will." Mr Lawrie was a paper maker in Fife before going to overseas and working at the first industrial pulp making mill in Vietnam (an industry that continues there today). He returned to Scotland and died at 'Woodwell', Lundin Links in 1915, aged 51.