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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]].
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! colspan="2" | Building summary
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! 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]]. "Adjoining" prsumably refers to [[Waterside]].</ref>
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [photo awaited]
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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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| '''Other names''' ||
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| '''Date''' || Late 18th century
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| '''Number:''' 21
| '''See map''' ||
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| '''Address/Site Name'''
| '''OS grid ref''' ||
Westfield Fish Restaurant, Cross Wynd '''
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| '''Description'''
| '''Latitude & longitude''' ||
Late 18th Century: 2-storey modern harl and slate: central gablet|}
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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]].


"When Rubinia Reidie was sub-postmistriss 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>
==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

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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)

Notes

  1. ↑ Falkland's Shops and Shopkeepers
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