Post Office (Cross Wynd)
| Building summary | |
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| [photo awaited] | |
| Name | Post Office |
| Address | Cross Wynd, Falkland |
| Postcode | n/a |
| Other names | Westfield Fish Restaurant |
| Date | Late 18th century |
| See map | |
| OS grid ref | |
| Latitude & longitude | |
The former Post Office was in a shop on the west side of Cross Wynd, since demolished. See also Falkland Post Office.
| 1963 listing details[1] |
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| Number: 21 |
| Address/Site Name
Westfield Fish Restaurant, Cross Wynd |
| Description
Late 18th Century: 2-storey modern harl and slate: central gablet |
Further references
"When Rubinia Reidie was sub-postmistriss in Falkland in 1866 the postman walked twice a day from Falkland to Ladybank and back. The office then was in a shop at the foot of Cross Wynd, and it was rumoured that Rubina slept under the counter. There is a photograph showing the shop to be a tobacconist's while still the post ofice. Later, when it had become a fish and chip shop, it was burned down and the site was eventuarlly absorbed into the Cross Wynd car park."[2]
See map: Map D (57)