Difference between revisions of "Maspie House"
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'''Maspie House''' is a shop in [[Falkland High Street]], between [[Saddlers]] and [[St Andrew's House]]. | '''Maspie House''' is a shop in [[Falkland High Street]], between [[Saddlers]] and [[St Andrew's House]]. | ||
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! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31258 HES record for LB31258]</ref> | ! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31258 HES record for LB31258]</ref> | ||
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Built for Provest [''sic''] Francis Deas (d 1857) father of the law lord Sir George Deas. | Built for Provest [''sic''] Francis Deas (d 1857) father of the law lord Sir George Deas. | ||
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| + | ! 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]].</ref> | ||
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| + | | '''Number:''' 6 | ||
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| + | | '''Address/Site Name''' | ||
| + | Falkland Post Office, High Street | ||
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| + | | '''Description''' | ||
| + | C.1830: Elizabethan-Gothic frontage: ashlar and slate | ||
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==Previous uses== | ==Previous uses== | ||
Post office, Gift shop. | Post office, Gift shop. | ||
Revision as of 07:03, 21 January 2024
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Maspie House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | Old Post Office |
| Gift Shop | |
| Date | Early 19th century |
| See map | Map T (8); Map D (24) |
| OS grid ref | NO 25285 07427 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′20″N 3°12′21″W |
Maspie House is a shop in Falkland High Street, between Saddlers and St Andrew's House.
Listings
| HES listing details[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reference: LB31258 | Date: 01/12/1971 | Category: B |
| Address/Site Name
High Street, Old Post Office (Miss Middleton) including garden walls | ||
| Description
Early 19th century Georgian Gothick 2-storey and basement 3-window (centre bipartile) ashlar, hoodmoulded windows and doorpieces of Langley pattern, Crenellated parapet, slated. | ||
| Statement of special interest
Built for Provest [sic] Francis Deas (d 1857) father of the law lord Sir George Deas. | ||
| 1963 listing details[2] |
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| Number: 6 |
| Address/Site Name
Falkland Post Office, High Street |
| Description
C.1830: Elizabethan-Gothic frontage: ashlar and slate |
Previous uses
Post office, Gift shop.
Further references
"Then, the Old Post Office, a charming early C19 toy fort, the colonetted doorpieces taken from Batty Langley."[3]
"The Gift Shop (former post office), early 19th century, is blatantly Gothic with timid battlements."[4]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31258
- ↑ List of buildings, 1963.
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 87.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 87.