Where is Kirkcaldy Town House?

Kirkcaldy Town House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY1 1TU).

How do I get to Kirkcaldy Town House?

The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY1 1TU.

Who owns Kirkcaldy Town House?

Kirkcaldy Town House is owned by | designation1 =Category B Listed Building.

How do I get to Kirkcaldy Town House?

The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY1 1TU.

Historic houses · Central Scotland

Kirkcaldy Town House

In or near Kirkcaldy.

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Kirkcaldy Town House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Kirkcaldy Town House - geograph.org.uk - 4990889 — Thomas Nugent — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Kirkcaldy · 0.4 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

Kirkcaldy Town House is located in Fife, with the nearest railway station being Kirkcaldy, just 0.4 km away. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users. The postcode for sat-nav is KY1 1TU.

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Kirkcaldy Town House 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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From the Wikipedia article

Kirkcaldy Town House is a Scandinavian influenced town hall located in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The current town house was begun in 1937, from a competition-winning design by architects David Carr and William Howard of Edinburgh. Only the foundations had been put in place before construction was interrupted by the Second World War. Work resumed on the building in 1950 and was completed in two separate phases between 1953 and 1956. The town house would serve as the headquarters of Kirkcaldy Town Council from 1956 to 1975 and then Kirkcaldy District Council from 1975 to 1996. Today, the role of the town house is the headquarters of the local area committee of Fife Council. Kirkcaldy Town House is protected as a Category B listed building.

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Background

History

Until the 1930s, the main municipal building in Kirkcaldy was the old townhouse and jail at the junction of High Street and Tolbooth Street which was completed in 1826. The old town house on the High Street was demolished in 1935. A site for the new town house was chosen to the north of the town centre, which involved the demolition of three main villas - Adelaide, St Oalfs and Tilehurst - to make space. Construction of the new town house began in 1939 from a competition-winning design by David Carr and William Howard of Edinburgh. Only the foundations of the building had been put in place before work was interrupted by the Second World War. The nearby Osborne House on East Wemyss Place…

Description

The town house has been described as having a "flat roofline, rectangular profile and somewhat delicate lintel detail - in addition to neo-classical window spacing and a main facade with spindly belfry steeple". The Town House contains many symbolic artefacts relating to the region's heritage. At the back of the town house lie six of the seven provost's lamps of the former royal burghs within Kirkcaldy district. The six lamps are from: Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, Kinghorn, Leven, and Buckhaven and Methil. Only the lamp for Leslie is missing. Around the building, both of the town's two coats of arms can be seen. The spiritual coat of arms showing St Bryce is located at the south entrance and the…

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Coordinates: 56.1098, -3.1624
District: Fife
Postcode: KY1 1TU
Parliamentary constituency: Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Established: 1956
Nearest railway station: Kirkcaldy — 0.4 km
Opening: Sa[-1] 09:00-13:00
Official site: www.welcometofife.com

Sources

wikidata: Q6415621 (CC0)
wikipedia: Kirkcaldy Town House (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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