Old Town House

Building details
Name	Old Town House
Address	High Street, Falkland
Postcode	KY15 7BU
Other names
Date	1886
OS grid ref	NO 25224 7378
Latitude & longitude
Listing	Category C (re-categorised from B, 2006)
Listing ref	LB31261
Listing name	Savings Bank and Co-operative Building, High Street

The Old Town House is the building containing the Violin Shop (historically Bryces's Store) with accommodation above, and Campbell's Cafe (historically the Co-op store) with Warbeck House above

The term has also been used, perhaps erroneously, to refer to the Town Hall.

Listing description

Dated 1886. Baronial 2-storey attic and basement, crowstepped 2-gable front to Cross, circular stair tower on N and corbelled angle turret at SE; South basement window has lintel dated 17GKMN50, 17th century moulded doorpiece incorporated on north side.

Cobbled front area to east, partly cobbled pavement on South.

Further references

"Closing the E side of the 'square' is the Old Town House, tepid baronial dated 1886. Part of a C17 doorpiece is re-used in the NW tower. On its S front, a basement window's lintel is dated 1750."

"Old Town House, 1866, on the west side of The Cross, is in Baronial garb, incorporating earlier relics."

Gallery

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  Early 20th century
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  The Old Town House in 2020