Difference between revisions of "Chapelyard"
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| − | We had a meeting of the Works Committee yesterday evening at the Glebe, with reference to the water supply to the Manse and Chapelyard. The present old horseshoe pipes conducting the water from a spring in the Glebe to a tank at the bottom of it have become defective and choked up.<br> | + | We had a meeting of the Works Committee yesterday evening at the Glebe, with reference to the water supply to the [[Ladywell|Manse]] and Chapelyard. The present old horseshoe pipes conducting the water from a spring in the Glebe to a tank at the bottom of it have become defective and choked up.<br> |
Your obedient servant, George Gavin."<ref>Falkland Estate papers, 16 April 1910, quoted in [[Playfair and Burgess]], page 295.</ref> | Your obedient servant, George Gavin."<ref>Falkland Estate papers, 16 April 1910, quoted in [[Playfair and Burgess]], page 295.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 9 February 2021
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Chapelyard |
| Address | Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7DE |
| Other names | Chapel Yard House |
| Date | Early 19th century |
| OS grid ref | NO258069 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°14'55"N 3°11'54"W |
| Listing | Category B |
| Listing ref | LB31362 |
Chapelyard is a private house high up to the south of Falkland.
| HES listing details[1] |
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| Address/Site Name
Chapel Yard House, Chapel Yard |
| Description
Early 19th century. Main block 2-storey 3-window with pilastered doorpiece, single storey piend-roofed wings with arched windows. 2-storey parallel back wing with peind roof. Stuccoed with margins, slated. |
| Statement of special interest
Elevated site. |
Extensions
Extension 1920.[2]
Former residents
Major James Cusin JP, linen manufacturer, who died at Chapelyard, Falkland, yesterday, in his 79th year, was one of the best known business men in the Howe of Fife.[3]
Long list of previous residents provided.[2]
Further references
"On the approach from the SE, a pair of sentries on the hillside to the L, Glebelands, the old Parish Manse, by Thomas Barclay, 1807. The early C19 Chapelyard House next door is much smarter, with a pilastered doorpiece and round-arched windows in the wings."[4]
"My Lord,
We had a meeting of the Works Committee yesterday evening at the Glebe, with reference to the water supply to the Manse and Chapelyard. The present old horseshoe pipes conducting the water from a spring in the Glebe to a tank at the bottom of it have become defective and choked up.
Your obedient servant, George Gavin."[5]
"To Let, with Entry at Martinmas or sooner, if desired. Chapelyard House, with large Garden and small Paddock adjoining. The House, which is beautifully situated overlooking the town of Falkland, consists of 3 Public Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, Dressing Room and Kitchen etc. The outhouses contain Stabling and other usual accommodation.
For particulars, apply to George Gavin, Estate Office, Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife.[6]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31362
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 information from occupier.
- ↑ Dundee Courier, 24 January 1910. Quoted in Playfair and Burgess,page 287.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 218.
- ↑ Falkland Estate papers, 16 April 1910, quoted in Playfair and Burgess, page 295.
- ↑ Fife News, 28 June 1913, quoted in Playfair and Burgess, page 411.
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Chapelyard
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