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The former '''Post Office''' was in a shop on the west side of [[Cross Wynd]], since demolished. See also [[Falkland Post Office]]. | The former '''Post Office''' was in a shop on the west side of [[Cross Wynd]], since demolished. See also [[Falkland Post Office]]. | ||
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| + | ! 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]]. "Adjoining" prsumably refers to [[Waterside]].</ref> | ||
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| + | | '''Number:''' 21 | ||
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| + | | '''Address/Site Name''' | ||
| + | Westfield Fish Restaurant, Cross Wynd ''' | ||
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| + | | '''Description''' | ||
| + | Late 18th Century: 2-storey modern harl and slate: central gablet|} | ||
"When Rubinia Reidie was sub-postmistriss in Falkland in 1866 the postman walked twice a day from Falkland to Ladybank and back. The office then was in a shop at the foot of Cross Wynd, and it was rumoured that Rubina slept under the counter. There is a photograph showing the shop to be a tobacconist's while still the post ofice. Later, when it had become a fish and chip shop, it was burned down and the site was eventuarlly absorbed into the Cross Wynd car park."<ref>''[[Falkland's Shops and Shopkeepers]]''</ref> | "When Rubinia Reidie was sub-postmistriss in Falkland in 1866 the postman walked twice a day from Falkland to Ladybank and back. The office then was in a shop at the foot of Cross Wynd, and it was rumoured that Rubina slept under the counter. There is a photograph showing the shop to be a tobacconist's while still the post ofice. Later, when it had become a fish and chip shop, it was burned down and the site was eventuarlly absorbed into the Cross Wynd car park."<ref>''[[Falkland's Shops and Shopkeepers]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 17 January 2024
The former Post Office was in a shop on the west side of Cross Wynd, since demolished. See also Falkland Post Office.
| 1963 listing details[1] |
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| Number: 21 |
| Address/Site Name
Westfield Fish Restaurant, Cross Wynd |
| Description
Late 18th Century: 2-storey modern harl and slate: central gablet|} "When Rubinia Reidie was sub-postmistriss in Falkland in 1866 the postman walked twice a day from Falkland to Ladybank and back. The office then was in a shop at the foot of Cross Wynd, and it was rumoured that Rubina slept under the counter. There is a photograph showing the shop to be a tobacconist's while still the post ofice. Later, when it had become a fish and chip shop, it was burned down and the site was eventuarlly absorbed into the Cross Wynd car park."[2] See map: Map D (57) Notes
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