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'''The electricity substation''' is a building in [[Falkland High Street]], formerly the . | '''The electricity substation''' is a building in [[Falkland High Street]], formerly the . | ||
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==Previous uses== | ==Previous uses== | ||
Reading Room | Reading Room | ||
==Former residents== | |||
Thomas Drysdale (c. 1850) | |||
==Further references== | ==Further references== | ||
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File:Falkland 84 Substation 2020.JPG|The building in 2020 | |||
File:Falkland 85 Substation 2020.JPG|Explanatory plaque | |||
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Revision as of 14:16, 14 January 2021
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Electricity Sub-station |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | ? |
| Other names | Reading Room |
| Date | 18th century; 1960 |
| OS grid ref | NO 25200 7355 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′10″N 3°12′32″W |
| Listing | Category B |
| Listing reference | LB31284 |
The electricity substation is a building in Falkland High Street, formerly the .
| HES listing details[1] |
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| Address/Site Name
Electricity sub-station High Street |
| Description
18th century, restored and converted to sub-station 1960. 2-storey 2-window whitewashed harl with margins, slated, gable forestair. |
| Statement of special interest
Narrow cobbled pavement in front. |
Previous uses
Reading Room
Former residents
Thomas Drysdale (c. 1850)
Further references
"In the narrower W part of High Street after Rottenrow, a small early C18 building, externally restored in 1960 (the inside became and electricity sub-station."[2]
"Ata ameeting of the Cricket Club, held on Thurrsday, it was decided to discontinue the hiritng of the Reading Room, as the maintanance was a heavy drain on the funds of the club."[3]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31284
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 220.
- ↑ Falkland Estate Papers, 5 October 1901. Quoted in Playfair and Burgess. page 35.
Gallery
[Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]
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The building in 2020 -
Explanatory plaque
