Cross House: Difference between revisions

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Building summary

Name	Cross House
Address	High Street, Falkland
Postcode	KY15 7BU
Other names	Betty's Footwear and Fashion Shop
Date	18th century
OS grid ref	NO 25206 07354
Latitude & longitude	56°15'10"N 3°12'27"W

Cross House is a private house in Falkland High Street, on the corner with Cross Wynd, next to the Covenanter Hotel and set back from the street. It possibly takes its name from its proximity to the former Mercat Cross. Not to be confused with the Cross House, Falkland Palace.

HES listing details^[1]
Address/Site Name Cross House, High Street, Falkland
Reference: LB31279	Date: 01/12/1971; amended 05/02/2021	Category: B
Description 18th century with later alterations. Two-storey and attic building with irregular entrance elevation. Triple window (former shop) to right of ground floor with door and window to left. Three-windows at first floor. Two gabled dormers of circa 1850 breaking the eaves line.
Statement of special interest Cobbled area in front. Statutory address and listed building record revised in February 2020. Previously listed as '"Betty's" Fashion and Footwear Shop (Mrs Elizabeth Crawford High Street'.

1963 listing details^[2]
Number: 14
Address/Site Name House, High Street, at west corner of Cross Wynd
Description Late 19th Century: 2-storey: rubble and pantile with slated eaves: ground floor shop

Due to central location has often and mainly been a shop.^[3]

Cobbled frontage.^[3]

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 ! 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]].</ref>
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-| '''Number:''' 13
+| '''Number:''' 14
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 | '''Address/Site Name'''
-House, High Street, at East corner of Cross Wynd
+House, High Street, at west corner of Cross Wynd
 |-
 | '''Description'''
-th Century: 2-storey with dormered attic: stucco and slate: ground floor shop much altered
+Late 19th Century: 2-storey: rubble and pantile with slated eaves: ground floor shop
 |}
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