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| style="width:50%"| '''Name''' || Post Office | |||
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| '''Address''' || Cross Wynd, Falkland | |||
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| '''Postcode''' || n/a | |||
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| '''Date''' || Late 18th century | |||
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| '''Latitude & longitude''' || | |||
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The former '''Post Office''' was in a shop on the west side of [[Cross Wynd]], since demolished. See also [[Falkland Post Office]]. | The former '''Post Office''' was in a shop on the west side of [[Cross Wynd]], since demolished. See also [[Falkland Post Office]]. | ||
"When Rubinia Reidie was sub- | ==Further references== | ||
"When Rubinia Reidie was sub-postmistress in Falkland in 1866 the postman walked twice a day from Falkland to Ladybank and back. The office then was in a shop at the foot of Cross Wynd, and it was rumoured that Rubina slept under the counter. There is a photograph showing the shop to be a tobacconist's while still the post ofice. Later, when it had become a fish and chip shop, it was burned down and the site was eventuarlly absorbed into the Cross Wynd car park."<ref>''[[Falkland's Shops and Shopkeepers]]''</ref> | |||
'''See map:''' [[Map D]] (57) | '''See map:''' [[Map D]] (57) | ||
Latest revision as of 12:39, 18 January 2024
| Building summary | |
|---|---|
| [photo awaited] | |
| Name | Post Office |
| Address | Cross Wynd, Falkland |
| Postcode | n/a |
| Other names | |
| Date | Late 18th century |
| See map | |
| OS grid ref | |
| Latitude & longitude | |
The former Post Office was in a shop on the west side of Cross Wynd, since demolished. See also Falkland Post Office.
Further references
"When Rubinia Reidie was sub-postmistress in Falkland in 1866 the postman walked twice a day from Falkland to Ladybank and back. The office then was in a shop at the foot of Cross Wynd, and it was rumoured that Rubina slept under the counter. There is a photograph showing the shop to be a tobacconist's while still the post ofice. Later, when it had become a fish and chip shop, it was burned down and the site was eventuarlly absorbed into the Cross Wynd car park."[1]
See map: Map D (57)