This c1900 photograph of Lower Largo Harbour area is taken from a pedestrian's perspective, so gives a wonderful impression of what it might have been like to walk from Drummochy, across the wooden footbridge, over to Harbour Wynd and perhaps onward up to Largo Station. The detail is excellent in this image, giving a feel for daily life at that time. Note the cart tracks in the dirt road, taking a turn down into the Keil Burn. Those using wheeled transport (before the 1914 opening of the harbour road bridge) would have to ford the burn, passing under the footbridge and the railway viaduct, before coming back up onto the road on the other side close to the heckle house of the old mill.
In the close-up below, the carts are lined up next to Bridgend House and its adjacent stables. This is where the Elder family ran a carting and cab hire business. The Belmont Temperance Hotel is clearly seen in its elevated position close to the station. The footbridge over the railway line is in the top left. In the foreground, a gate spans half of the path leading to the footbridge. At the time of this photograph, the Keil Burn could be crossed by railway, using the footbridge or by using the ford (which was marked out by old mooring posts and stone edgings). Today the road bridge offers the only easy crossing.
In the close-up below, the carts are lined up next to Bridgend House and its adjacent stables. This is where the Elder family ran a carting and cab hire business. The Belmont Temperance Hotel is clearly seen in its elevated position close to the station. The footbridge over the railway line is in the top left. In the foreground, a gate spans half of the path leading to the footbridge. At the time of this photograph, the Keil Burn could be crossed by railway, using the footbridge or by using the ford (which was marked out by old mooring posts and stone edgings). Today the road bridge offers the only easy crossing.
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