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27 Cowley Street, Denbeath

A Category C Listed Building in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.1802 / 56°10'48"N

Longitude: -3.0255 / 3°1'31"W

OS Eastings: 336436

OS Northings: 699088

OS Grid: NT364990

Mapcode National: GBR 2G.GQ6S

Mapcode Global: WH7SN.HXHL

Plus Code: 9C8R5XJF+3Q

Entry Name: 27 Cowley Street, Denbeath

Listing Name: Denbeath, 1-23 and 25-51 (Odd Nos) Cowley Street

Listing Date: 17 March 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393207

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46071

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393207

Location: Buckhaven and Methil

County: Fife

Town: Buckhaven And Methil

Electoral Ward: Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages

Traditional County: Fife

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Description

Later 19th century; re-worked Alexander Tod, early 20th century. 2 single storey, curved terraces of 3-bay miners cottages with bowed end gable to E (No 1) and arched link to L-plan manager's house (No 51) to W. Harled with stone margins. Crowstepped gables. Windows set high under eaves, dwarfing doors.

S ELEVATION: Nos 1-23 to right of linking brick wall at centre, each with door to centre and generous windows in flanking bays (No 11 openings blocked). Bays to outer left (Nos 25-49) as above, but No 49 with modern timber door and enlarged window openings. Bay to left with round-headed niche in link wall adjoining No 51 with window in advanced crowstepped gable to right of centre, small porch with cornice over door with 3-part fanlight in re-entrant angle to left and further window to outer left.

12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows, except to No 51 with 15-pane glazing pattern in metal casement windows. Pantiles with slate eaves easing course, and slates to rounded S angle. Coped harled stacks, that to S shouldered, with full complement of clay cans.

Statement of Interest

Erected for workers of Bowman & Company owners of Denbeath Colliery. The cottages were leased to the Wemyss Coal Company in 1905, after which they provided accommodation for employees of the Wemyss Private Railway.

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