Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Kirkcaldy Town House
Kirkcaldy Town House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
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…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1098, -3.1624
- Address
- Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1956
- Opening
- Sa[-1] 09:00-13:00
Sources
- wikidata: Q6415621 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkcaldy Town House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkcaldy Town House?
- Kirkcaldy Town House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Kirkcaldy Town House built?
- Built or established in 1956.
- Who owns Kirkcaldy Town House?
- Kirkcaldy Town House is owned by | designation1 =Category B Listed Building.