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Latitude: 56.1578 / 56°9'28"N
Longitude: -3.0696 / 3°4'10"W
OS Eastings: 333659
OS Northings: 696639
OS Grid: NT336966
Mapcode National: GBR 2F.J0B0
Mapcode Global: WH6RP.THG6
Plus Code: 9C8R5W5J+45
Entry Name: The Carshed Shop, Main Road, East Wemyss
Listing Name: East Wemyss, Main Road, the Carshed Shop
Listing Date: 17 March 1999
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 393152
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46039
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200393152
Location: Wemyss
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
Parish: Wemyss
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Shop
Alexander Tod, early 20th century. Single storey, piend-roofed shop (see Notes) with full-width tiled porch on rustic timber piers. Harled with stone margins.
NW ELEVATION: door to left of centre with canted window to outer left, window in bay to right and further door beyond to outer right.
NE AND SW: window to each elevation, that to NE blocked.
Plate glass glazing in timber sash and case windows. Pantiles with slate eaves easing course.
Property of Wemyss Estate Trustees. The tramway connecting towns in the parishes of Wemyss and Scoonie was the idea of
Mr RGE Wemyss. It was opened in August 1906 with this carshed one of the halts along the line which ran from Durie Street, Leven to Gallatown, Kirkcaldy. The tramcars, known locally as 'mustard boxes', stopped in 1931. Listed for its historic interest and group value.
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