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135 High Street, Burntisland

A Category C Listed Building in Burntisland, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0594 / 56°3'33"N

Longitude: -3.2338 / 3°14'1"W

OS Eastings: 323265

OS Northings: 685859

OS Grid: NT232858

Mapcode National: GBR 26.QCFD

Mapcode Global: WH6S0.9YBN

Plus Code: 9C8R3Q58+QF

Entry Name: 135 High Street, Burntisland

Listing Name: 135-175 (Odd Nos) High Street

Listing Date: 31 March 1995

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 358442

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB22797

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200358442

Location: Burntisland

County: Fife

Town: Burntisland

Electoral Ward: Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy

Traditional County: Fife

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Description

Later to late 19th century, refurbished circa 1990. 3-storey tenement with attic over shops, altered at ground. Elliptical-arched pend at centre below recessed bay. Polished ashlar with stone cills and eaves course, cornice; harled to rear.

S (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: symmetrical. Recessed bay at centre.

2 shops (merged to 1) to right with unifying cornice and black tiled surround, in-canted glazed entrances, decorative tiled division; awnings and moulded string course. 2 irregular shops to left each with 2-leaf part-glazed recessed door at centre; inner left shop face with traditional detailing, chamfered pilaster to W, fluted Ionic pilaster to E and corniced fascia board; outer left with modern surround. All doors with plate glass fanlights. Regular fenestration in 7 bays at 1st and 2nd floors; 4 modern swept dormer windows with 19th century rooflights between.

N ELEVATION: centre pend to left of advanced 4-bay block to W with projecting stair to left of centre, windows to each floor, swept dormer windows over 2nd and 4th bay. 3-bay block to E with centre projecting stair, windows to each floor, swept dormer windows over 1st and 3rd bays.

Mainly timber 12-pane glazing pattern in sash and case windows, plate glass glazing in sash and case windows at 1st floor S to right of pend. Grey slates and coped ashlar skews. Stacks removed.

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