Maspie House

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Building summary
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, between Saddlers and St Andrew's House.

HES listing details[1]
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 [sic] 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 taken from Batty Langley."[2]


"The Gift Shop (former post office), early 19th century, is blatantly Gothic with timid battlements."[3]

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