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Oldest bakery for sale as bun-derful 205-year run ends

Scottish Daily Express

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November 08, 2025

SCOTLAND's oldest bakery is up for sale after 205 years with the same family at the helm.

- BY ELIZABETH HUNTER

Alexander Taylor Bakery, in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, was opened in 1820, and married couple Barry and Claire Taylor are the sixth generation to run it.

They took it over 28 years ago, after Barry's father ran the business until the mid-1990s.

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