Burnside Cottage
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| Name | Burnside Cottage |
| Address | Balmblae, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BS |
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| Listing | Not listed |
Burnside Cottage is a house in Balmblae, Falkland, backing on to Balmblae Burn.
Special features
Extensions
John and Mary Stewart added an extension to the house to accommodate a kitchen and made the kitchenette into an indoor bathroom.[1]
Former residents
Burnside Cottage Balmblae was owned by the Sharpe family: In 1874 by Rev John Sharpe,In 1913 by Annie and Elizabeth Sharpe. Elizabeth was a school mistress at Kirkgate school Cupar. They never lived in Burnside Cottage. They lived in Bruce Buildings over the years; various tenants lived in a Burnside. In 1953 Burnside was bought by Robert Stewart. He already owned the Hearse house in Balmblae. He set about making a small holding. The house was small one room and kitchenette downstairs and bedroom upstairs. The outside toilet was across the road. In 1958 he swapped houses with his parents and moved up to Stewart cottage. Robert married a nurse. She was shocked to find that the chickens had antibiotics added to their feed. She made him sell them. They had 3 children in quick succession and the chicken house fell into disrepair. The Hearse house now demolished. Robert rented from the late 1930s,then bought the Hearse house atwo-storey thatched house the on north side of Balmblae road. He never lived there and used it for his car.A previous occupant said that whenever there was a funeral their windows were covered by the byre door and the were plunged into darkness.[1]