Palaces · Central Scotland

Sutlery Building with Shop and Post Office, 8-20 Rocks Road, Charlestown

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Sutlery Building with Shop and Post Office, 8-20 Rocks Road, Charlestown — Convenience store in Fife, Scotland, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 2 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Dunfermline City · 4.5 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Sutlery Building with Shop and Post Office, you can reach it via the nearest railway station, Dunfermline City, which is 4.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is KY11 3EN. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.

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Sutlery Building with Shop and Post Office, 8-20 Rocks Road, Charlestown is a palace in the United Kingdom — a residence built or used by royalty, the aristocracy, or a bishop. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Convenience store in Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0378°, -3.5009°.

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Heritage listing

Category B Group Category Details 100000019 - see notes Date Added 31/12/1971 Supplementary Information Updated 11/03/2016 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Parish Dunfermline NGR NT 06583 83781 Coordinates 306583, 683781 — 1770. 3-storey; 5-bay, symmetrical, rectangular-plan former granary and cart shed. Pedimented central section; 5 partially blocked ground floor arches; exposed sandstone; harled at rear with 3 pink band courses; ashlar surrounds to openings. Eaves course to front; raised gable wallheads. Wall mounted letterbox to principal elevation; earlier-mid 20th century; cast iron. WEST (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central door and 2 flanking windows inserted into blocked up arched openings. Door in each outer bay. 5 1st floor windows and 2nd floor granary openings including central hoist door centred above; extra 1st floor window between 1st and 2nd bays to left. Gabled pediment above central 3 bays; central corniced stack with diamond decoration (former base for bell). Niche with fitting for bell pull above left of central door. Letterbox to right of far left ground floor window; Post Office legend to mouth hood; door below with G VI R and crown decoration. SOUTH ELEVATION: replacement central steps and porch leading to 1st floor accommodation. Flanking 1st floor windows; 2 blind 2nd floor windows centred above; central blind round-headed 2nd floor windows. Raised flat gablehead with diamond decoration; corniced chimney stacks at either end; circular cans. EAST ELEVATION: 2 doors with flanking windows. 1st floor windows and 2nd floor granary openings centred above ground floor windows and right hand door; additional ground floor window to right of right door and 1st floor window between 2nd and 3rd bays. NORTH ELEVATION: partially seen, 2000; 1st floor do

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

Place summary

The Sutlery Building with Shop and Post Office is located at 8-20 Rocks Road in Charlestown, central Scotland. This structure is designated as a category B listed building, reflecting its architectural and historical significance.

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Coordinates: 56.0378, -3.5009
District: Fife
Postcode: KY11 3EN
Parliamentary constituency: Dunfermline and Dollar
Nearest railway station: Dunfermline City — 4.5 km

Sources

wikidata: Q17816236 (CC0)
commons: The Sutlery - geograph.org.uk - 756128.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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