Description

Mid to later 19th century. Low saddle-back coped rubble walls with decorative cast iron railings extending from Forth Place, around corner and NW along Harbour Place. Short stretch of railings at Harbour entrance now removed (2010).

Statement of Interest

This long stretch of boundary walls and railings makes a significant contribution to the streetscape of Burntisland's harbour area and provides a strong visual link between the important classical Station House in Forth Place and the cast iron lattice truss railway bridge around the corner in Harbour Place. The railings are characteristic of the development of the civic and commercial aspect of the town centered on the ferry and railyway, both providing key transport links to the town. Both the Station House and the railway bridge are also listed and make an important contribution to the area, the Station House in particular in similar classical detailing. A number of other buildings in the area are also listed, reflecting the status and importance of this area to the town.

The link between the harbour area and the rail network was particularly important, and became established as a key part of the route from Edinburgh to Fife when, in the 1840s, passengers were carried across the Firth of Forth by a ferry service operating from Granton to Burntisland. Work commenced on the railway line extension from Burntisland to Inverkeithing in 1887 and the Forth Rail Bridge was opened in 1890. Groome notes that 'The most prominent structures of the town are those connected with the harbour and the railway' and 'The railway station adjoins the steamboat pier'. This underlines the importance of this area of the town as a transport interchange and this is reflected in the use of high quality architecture and materials for a number of buildings and features in the streetscape.

List description revised 2010.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56628417

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover