Old Town House
| Building details | |
|---|---|
| |
| Name | Old Town House |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | |
| Date | 1886 |
| OS grid ref | NO 25224 7378 |
| Latitude & longitude | |
| Listing | Category C (re-categorised from B, 2006) |
| Listing ref | LB31261 |
| Listing name | Savings Bank and Co-operative Building, High Street |
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) with Warbeck House above
The term has also been used, perhaps erroneously, to refer to the Town Hall.
Listing 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.
Cobbled front area to east, partly cobbled pavement on South.
Previous uses
Special features
Extensions
Former residents
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."[1]
"Old Town House, 1866, on the west side of The Cross, is in Baronial garb, incorporating earlier relics."[2]
Notes
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 220.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 87
Gallery
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Early 20th century
The Old Town House in 2020
