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7-9 High Street, Dunfermline

A Category C Listed Building in Dunfermline, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.071 / 56°4'15"N

Longitude: -3.4635 / 3°27'48"W

OS Eastings: 308993

OS Northings: 687431

OS Grid: NT089874

Mapcode National: GBR 1Y.PFVZ

Mapcode Global: WH5QR.RNXR

Plus Code: 9C8R3GCP+CJ

Entry Name: 7-9 High Street, Dunfermline

Listing Name: 7-9 (Odd Nos) High Street

Listing Date: 25 March 1992

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 362468

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26000

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200362468

Location: Dunfermline

County: Fife

Town: Dunfermline

Electoral Ward: Dunfermline Central

Traditional County: Fife

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Description

Probably early 19th century, substandtially altered at ground. 2-storey and attic; 4-bay terraced block with modern shopfronts to ground floor; large early 20th century pedimented window aedicule to 1st floor of No 7. Glazed and tiled to ground floor; painted ashlar to 1st floor; aedicule of timber.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2 windows to 1st floor of No 9; piended dormer above to right. Large 1st floor aediculed window across both bays to No 7; 2-pane plate glass central opening with flanking composite Corinthian pilasters and narrow outer lights terminating in composite Corinthian pilasters; panelled aprons below; entablature with mutuled cornice above; mutuled pediment to centre. Flat-roofed 4-light dormer above.

12-pane timber sash and case windows to 1st floor of No 9. 2 and 4-pane timber windows elsewhere (apart from ground floor shopfronts). Grey slate roofs. Brick end stack to E.

INTERIOR: not inspected (1998).

Statement of Interest

The primary interest of this much altered building lies in the fine frontage at the 1st floor.

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