Description

Early 19th century; later alterations. 2-storey, 4-bay square-plan public house with later rear additions. White rendered walls; black painted base course to principal elevation; black painted window cills.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: replacement 2-leaf door at 3rd bay; 2 windows to left; 1 window to right. 4 windows centred above at 1st floor. Pub sign above door.

W ELEVATION: central door; window above. 2-storey wing to left; bipartite window at 1st floor. Single storey modern extension; access to pub kitchen and flat above.

N ELEVATION: advanced rear gable wing to right; small 1st floor window to left. Modern flat-roofed extension to gable. Pitched extension to left, parallel to pub; 2 1st floor windows; flat-roofed porch addition at ground floor.

E ELEVATION: not seen, 2000.

Predominantly 4-pane timber sash and case windows with horns. Purple grey slate roof laid in diminishing courses; clay ridge tiles; smooth skews; block skewputts. Gable apex stacks; ridge stack to left; polygonal clay cans to left chimneys; circular cans to right. Gable apex stack to rear.

INTERIOR: modern decor.

Statement of Interest

Established as a pub in 1818. Flat accommodation to rear and 1st floor. The Ship Inn is situated in a prominent position along the Promenade, facing out to the Firth of Forth. Halketshall is named after the Halkets who lived at nearby Pitfirrane Castle and who, in the 17th century acquired a large part of Limekilns.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56614971

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)