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| '''Postcode''' || KY15 7BZ / KY15 7BX
 
| '''Postcode''' || KY15 7BZ / KY15 7BX
 
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| rowspan="2" | '''Other names''' || British Linen Bank
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| Weaving House
 
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| '''Date''' || 1845 onwards
 
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| '''Architect''' || [[Harold O. Tarbolton]]
 
| '''Architect''' || [[Harold O. Tarbolton]]
 
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| '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25314 7406
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| '''See map''' || [[Map T]] (9); [[Map D]] (26)
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| '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25314 07406
 
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| '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′12″N 3°12′25″W
 
| '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′12″N 3°12′25″W
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| '''Listing''' || Category B
 
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| '''Listing reference''' || LB31276
 
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| '''Listing date''' || 01/12/1971
 
 
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'''[[PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION]]'''
 
 
 
'''Bank House''' is a house in [[Falkland High Street]]. Part of the ground floor is a branch of the '''Bank of Scotland'''. There is an extension along [[Back Wynd]], formerly the office of the Town Clerk of the [[Royal Burgh of Falkland]], now called '''The Weaving House'''.
 
'''Bank House''' is a house in [[Falkland High Street]]. Part of the ground floor is a branch of the '''Bank of Scotland'''. There is an extension along [[Back Wynd]], formerly the office of the Town Clerk of the [[Royal Burgh of Falkland]], now called '''The Weaving House'''.
  
 
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!HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31276 HES record for LB31276]</ref>
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! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31276 HES record for LB31276]</ref>
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| '''Reference:''' LB31276
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| '''Date:''' 01/12/1971
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| '''Category:''' B
 
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Bank of Scotland (formerly British Linen) and Town Clerk's office High Street and Back Wynd.(including garden walls)  
 
Bank of Scotland (formerly British Linen) and Town Clerk's office High Street and Back Wynd.(including garden walls)  
 
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| '''Description'''
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Originally c 1845, west extension circa 1880, large south addition to Back Wynd Harold O Tarbolton, dated 1900 CG. Original part 2-storey 3-window, moulded arched doorpiece, 3 gabled dormer heads; timber-mullioned openings. West extension has canted front with gabled dormer heads; rear extension single storey and attic. Ashlar and slate, finely detailed throughout.
 
Originally c 1845, west extension circa 1880, large south addition to Back Wynd Harold O Tarbolton, dated 1900 CG. Original part 2-storey 3-window, moulded arched doorpiece, 3 gabled dormer heads; timber-mullioned openings. West extension has canted front with gabled dormer heads; rear extension single storey and attic. Ashlar and slate, finely detailed throughout.
 
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Cobbled pavement to Back Wynd.
 
Cobbled pavement to Back Wynd.
 
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==Former residents==
 
==Former residents==
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==Further references==
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The plaque in [[Back Wynd]] with the initials "CG" commemorates [[Charles Gulland]], who as Town Clerk of Falkland had his office here.<ref>''[[Playfair and Burgess]]'', page 442.</ref>
  
==Further references==
 
<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page ##.</ref>
 
<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page ##.</ref>
 
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[[Category:Category B listed buildings]]
 
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[[Category:Royal Burgh of Falkland]]
 
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Revision as of 07:40, 25 January 2022

Building summary
Bank House.JPG
Name Bank of Scotland and Bank House
Address High Street / Back Wynd, Falkland
Postcode KY15 7BZ / KY15 7BX
Other names British Linen Bank
Weaving House
Date 1845 onwards
Architect Harold O. Tarbolton
See map Map T (9); Map D (26)
OS grid ref NO 25314 07406
Latitude & longitude 56°15′12″N 3°12′25″W

Bank House is a house in Falkland High Street. Part of the ground floor is a branch of the Bank of Scotland. There is an extension along Back Wynd, formerly the office of the Town Clerk of the Royal Burgh of Falkland, now called The Weaving House.

HES listing details[1]
Reference: LB31276 Date: 01/12/1971 Category: B
Address/Site Name

Bank of Scotland (formerly British Linen) and Town Clerk's office High Street and Back Wynd.(including garden walls)

Description

Originally c 1845, west extension circa 1880, large south addition to Back Wynd Harold O Tarbolton, dated 1900 CG. Original part 2-storey 3-window, moulded arched doorpiece, 3 gabled dormer heads; timber-mullioned openings. West extension has canted front with gabled dormer heads; rear extension single storey and attic. Ashlar and slate, finely detailed throughout.

Statement of special interest

Cobbled pavement to Back Wynd.

Further references

The plaque in Back Wynd with the initials "CG" commemorates Charles Gulland, who as Town Clerk of Falkland had his office here.[2]

Notes