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Revision as of 12:01, 3 April 2021
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Maspie House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | Old Post Office; Gift Shop |
| Date | Early 19th century |
| OS grid ref | NO 25285 07427 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′20″N 3°12′21″W |
Maspie House is a shop in Falkland High Street.
| HES listing details[1] | ||
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| Reference: LB31258 | Date: 01/12/1971 | Category: B |
| Address/Site Name
High Street, Old Post Office (Miss Middleton) including garden walls | ||
| Description
Early 19th century Georgian Gothick 2-storey and basement 3-window (centre bipartile) ashlar, hoodmoulded windows and doorpieces of Langley pattern, Crenellated parapet, slated. | ||
| Statement of special interest
Built for Provest Francis Deas (d 1857) father of the law lord Sir George Deas. | ||
Previous uses
Post office, Gift shop.
Further references
"Then, the Old Post Office, a charming early C19 toy fort, the colonetted doorpieces takn from Batty Langley."[2]
"The Gift Shop (former post office), early 19th century, is blatantly Gothic with timid battlements."[3]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31258
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 87.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 87.