Difference between revisions of "Old Town House"
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File:Old Town House 2020.JPG|The Old Town House in 2020 | File:Old Town House 2020.JPG|The Old Town House in 2020 | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, 3 April 2021
| Building summary | |
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 Early 20th century
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| Name | Old Town House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | See Violin Shop; Campbell's Cafe |
| Date | 1886 |
| OS grid ref | NO 25224 07378 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′11″N 3°12′30″W |
| Listing | Category C |
| Listing ref | LB31261 |
The Old Town House is the building containing the Violin Shop (historically Bryces's Store) with accommodation above, and Campbell's Cafe (historically the Co-op store and later Warbeck's) with Warbeck House above.
The term has also been used, perhaps erroneously, to refer to Falkland Town Hall.
| HES listing details[1] | ||
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| Reference: B31261 | Date: 01/12/1971 | Category: C |
| Address/Site Name
Savings Bank and Co-operative Building, High Street | ||
| Description
Dated 1886. Baronial 2-storey attic and basement, crowstepped 2-gable front to Cross, circular stair tower on N and corbelled angle turret at SE; South basement window has lintel dated 17GKMN50, 17th century moulded doorpiece incorporated on north side. | ||
| Statement of special interest
Cobbled front area to east, partly cobbled pavement on South. Re-categorised as C(S) from B for Group (2006). | ||
Previous uses
See Violin Shop; Campbell's Cafe
Further references
"Closing the E side of the 'square' is the Old Town House, tepid baronial dated 1886. Part of a C17 doorpiece is re-used in the NW tower. On its S front, a basement window's lintel is dated 1750."[2]
"Old Town House, 1866, on the west side of The Cross, is in Baronial garb, incorporating earlier relics."[3]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31261
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 220.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 87
Further images
The Old Town House in 2020
