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County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar
In or near Cupar.
County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cupar · 0.3 km
- Free entry
About
County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre showcases a variety of photographs, documents, and artefacts related to the history of Cupar. The exhibitions cover significant historical periods, from early settlements to the town's development as a Royal Burgh and market town.
From the Wikipedia article
County Buildings is a municipal structure in St Catherine Street in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. The building, which was the meeting place of Fife County Council, is a Category B listed building.
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Background
History
In the early 19th century, the provost, John Ferguson, proposed that the old tolbooth and an adjacent property, Balgarvie House, be demolished as part of an initiative to create a new street: the south side of the new street would contain various civic buildings including, at the west end, the new burgh chambers and, further to the east, the county buildings and the sheriff court. After the responsibilities of the county council increased, an additional nine-bay block was erected to the east of the existing complex: it was built to a design by Thoms and Wilkie of Dundee in a similar style but without the stucco finish and was completed in 1925. The building was briefly shared with Fife…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3194, -3.0100
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY15 4TG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Phone
- 01334 844979
- Established
- 1817
- Nearest railway station
- Cupar — 0.3 km
- Official site
- cuparheritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17806164 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Buildings, Cupar (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar?
- County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY15 4TG).
- What is County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar?
- County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar?
- The nearest railway station is Cupar, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY15 4TG.
- When was County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar built?
- Built or established in 1817.
- How do I get to County Buildings (West Section) St Catherine's Street, Cupar?
- The nearest railway station is Cupar, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY15 4TG.