Saddlers House
| Building summary | |
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 View from south-west
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| Name | Saddlers House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | The Saddlers |
| Date | 1771 |
| See map | Map T (7); Map D (23) |
| OS grid ref | NO 25278 07423 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′12″N 3°12′27″W |
Saddlers House is a house on the north side of Falkland High Street, between Falkland Parish Church and Maspie House.
Listings
| HES listing details[1] | ||
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| Reference: LB31259 | Date: 01/12/1971 | Category: B |
| Address/Site Name
The Saddlers, High Street | ||
| Description
Dated 17GLBD71 at door lintel 2-storey, 3-window at first floor, whitewashed stucco with painted margins. | ||
| Statement of special interest
'A' section of larger group (cont | ||
| 1963 listing details[2] |
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| Number: 7 |
| Address/Site Name
House, High Street, adjoining Post Office, westwards |
| Description
2-storey: painted stucco and pantile: door lintel 17.GL.BD.71: altered |
Further references
"The Saddlers before the churchyard is dated 1771."[3]
"On the north side of the High Street is an architectural sandwich: the Saddlers (1771) and St Andrew House, mid-18th century [...], reflect douce native architecture. In the middle the Gift Shop [...] is blatantly Gothic with timid battlements."[4]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31259. The Statement of Spcial Interest seems to break off in the middle of a word.
- ↑ List of buildings, 1963.
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 219.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 87.
Further images
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View from south-east -
The house in 2011
