Admiralty Road Rosyth

[Manick]

Hi all,
In 1925 my grandfather & his eldest brother had a Clothier's & Outfitters in Edinburgh in partnership with Andrew Wilkie under the name of Lawrie & Wilkie. On looking recently at documents concerning the disposition of premises, it seems that there was another branch at 255 Admiralty St Rosyth. I know it was there in 1937. My grandfather & his brother died in 1929 & 1927. What I am interested in is whether the Fife branch existed before 1937. If anyone can help, I'd be grateful.
Manick

[davaar36]

According to "A Brief History of Rosyth" -
http://www.s1rosyth.com/area/a-brief-history-of-rosyth.html
1925    Featherstone's new store opened in Admiralty Road (later Lawrie & Wilkie)
I'll see if I can find out when it became Lawrie & Wilkie

Dod

[davaar36]

Manick

Unfortunately the Valuation Rolls for Dunfermline Burgh before 1957 are not available so I couldn't get an accurate check. However, Martin Roger's latest book Rosyth Through Time has a photograph of Featherstone's shop in 1935. According to Rogers "The shop was taken over by Lawrie & Wilkie in about 1938, later changing its name to Wilkie's". It is now a Spar shop.

Dod

[Manick]

Thanks for your help. I guess when the Lawrie's died, Andrew Wilkie or his son kept on. I expect he was a tailor too.
Manick

[grada]

Re: Admiralty Road Rosyth,

Wilkies is now a supermarket, it was a great shop for buying school uniforms.

Grada