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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]].
{| class=wikitable
! 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]]. "Adjoining" prsumably refers to [[Waterside]].</ref>
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| '''Number:''' 21
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| '''Address/Site Name'''
Westfield Fish Restaurant, Cross Wynd '''
|-
| '''Description'''
Late 18th Century: 2-storey modern harl and slate: central gablet|}


"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>
"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>

Revision as of 15:46, 17 January 2024

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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.

1963 listing details[1]
Number: 21
Address/Site Name

Westfield Fish Restaurant, Cross Wynd

Description

Late 18th Century: 2-storey modern harl and slate: central gablet|}

"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."[2]

See map: Map D (57)

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