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class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1956<sup id="cite_ref-Pride_p53_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pride_p53-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data">David Carr and William Howard</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="border:4px solid #87CEEB; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#Scotland" title="Listed building">Listed Building</a> – Category B</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th><td class="infobox-data">22 March 1988</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data">LB36387</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media 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div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:235px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:235px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:235px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fife_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kirkcaldy Town House is located in Fife"><img alt="Kirkcaldy Town House is located in Fife" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Fife_UK_location_map.svg/235px-Fife_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="235" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Fife_UK_location_map.svg/353px-Fife_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Fife_UK_location_map.svg/470px-Fife_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="1152" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.016%;left:49.057%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kirkcaldy Town House"><img alt="Kirkcaldy Town House" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/7px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/14px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Shown in Fife</div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kirkcaldy Town House</b> is a Scandinavian influenced <a href="/wiki/Town_hall" title="Town hall">town hall</a> located in <a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy" title="Kirkcaldy">Kirkcaldy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a>, Scotland. The current town house was begun in 1937, from a competition-winning design by architects David Carr and William Howard of <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>. Only the foundations had been put in place before construction was interrupted by the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. Work resumed on the building in 1950 and was completed in two separate phases between 1953 and 1956. The town house would serve as the headquarters of Kirkcaldy Town Council from 1956 to 1975 and then <a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy_(district)" title="Kirkcaldy (district)">Kirkcaldy District Council</a> from 1975 to 1996. Today, the role of the town house is the headquarters of the local area committee of <a href="/wiki/Fife_Council" title="Fife Council">Fife Council</a>. Kirkcaldy Town House is protected as a Category B <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">listed building</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirkcaldy_Town_House&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until the 1930s, the main municipal building in Kirkcaldy was the old townhouse and jail at the junction of High Street and Tolbooth Street which was completed in 1826.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The old town house on the High Street was demolished in 1935.<sup id="cite_ref-Walkabout_p15_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walkabout_p15-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A site for the new town house was chosen to the north of the town centre, which involved the demolition of three main villas - Adelaide, St Oalfs and Tilehurst - to make space.<sup id="cite_ref-Walkabout_p39_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walkabout_p39-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction of the new town house began in 1939 from a competition-winning design by David Carr and William Howard of Edinburgh.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only the foundations of the building had been put in place before work was interrupted by the Second World War. The nearby Osborne House on East Wemyss Place would serve as a temporary town office, for the time being.<sup id="cite_ref-Walkabout_p39_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walkabout_p39-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Work on the town house resumed in 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was split into two phases: the officers' section and the councillors' section. The first phase (including the officers' section) was opened by James Young, then <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a> on 6 July 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second and final phase (including the councillors' section and unveiling the statue of "The Sower" by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Whalen_(sculptor)" title="Thomas Whalen (sculptor)">Thomas Whalen</a>) of the building was opened by the town <a href="/wiki/Provost_(civil)" title="Provost (civil)">provost</a>, David Wright, on 6 July 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town council had their first meeting in the new building on 12 November 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1975, the town house became the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy_(district)" title="Kirkcaldy (district)">Kirkcaldy District Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pearson_p15_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pearson_p15-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nowadays, the role of the town house is the headquarters of the local area committee of <a href="/wiki/Fife_Council" title="Fife Council">Fife Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirkcaldy_Town_House&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town house has been described as having a "flat roofline, rectangular profile and somewhat delicate lintel detail - in addition to neo-classical window spacing and a main facade with spindly belfry steeple".<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building has been compared to the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish National Library">Scottish National Library</a> on <a href="/wiki/George_IV_Bridge" title="George IV Bridge">George IV Bridge</a> in Edinburgh for having a modern style with classical or traditional elements and recognised for Scandinavian influences.<sup id="cite_ref-Pride_p53_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pride_p53-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The base of the town house features Darney stone from <a href="/wiki/East_Woodburn" title="East Woodburn">East Woodburn</a>, with the walls being made from Blaxter stone, both of which were brought north to the town from <a href="/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a> quarries.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surroundings of the main entrance are made of Elverwater stone.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stone on the walls was done by retired masons from around the ages of 65 to 80.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The clock tower of <a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries">Nordic</a> influence, which sits on top of the building, complete with a weather vane, shows St Bryce, the patron saint of Kirkcaldy.<sup id="cite_ref-Pride_p53_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pride_p53-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unique design was done by David Carr of Edinburgh.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A small copper ball, 3 feet (0.91 m) in diameter, at the bottom of the vane, is supposed to represent the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The figure is located at the top of the 20-foot (6.1 m) weather vane with the intention he can look across the town as the vane turns around in the wind, with the world at his feet.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vane, probably made of wrought iron, was designed by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hadden" title="Thomas Hadden">Thomas Hadden</a> of Edinburgh.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the back of the town house lie six of the seven provost's lamps of the former <a href="/wiki/Royal_burgh" title="Royal burgh">royal burghs</a> within Kirkcaldy district.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Brown_p85_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown_p85-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The six lamps are from: <a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy" title="Kirkcaldy">Kirkcaldy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burntisland" title="Burntisland">Burntisland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kinghorn" title="Kinghorn">Kinghorn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leven,_Fife" title="Leven, Fife">Leven</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Buckhaven_and_Methil" title="Buckhaven and Methil">Buckhaven and Methil</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These lamps once stood outside the houses of senior councillors, and were all brought to this site when the royal burghs were abolished in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-Durie_p75_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Durie_p75-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only the lamp for <a href="/wiki/Leslie,_Fife" title="Leslie, Fife">Leslie</a> is not there.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Brown_p85_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown_p85-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around the building, both of the town's two coats of arms can be seen.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The spiritual coat of arms showing St Bryce is located at the south entrance and the one which depicts <a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Abbey" title="Dunfermline Abbey">Dunfermline Abbey</a> is at the west entrance.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inside the building itself, displayed across the stairwell is a mural designed by Walter Pritchard of the <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_School_of_Art" title="Glasgow School of Art">Glasgow School of Art</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This makes references to the industries associated with the town such as <a href="/wiki/Linoleum" title="Linoleum">linoleum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">coal mining</a> and <a href="/wiki/Weaving" title="Weaving">weaving</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other references are to famous people such as <a href="/wiki/Adam_Smith" title="Adam Smith">Adam Smith</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Robert_Adam" title="Robert Adam">Adam brothers</a>. <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II</a> is shown granting the town its royal burgh status in 1644, received by a figure in a <a href="/wiki/Clan_Sinclair" title="Clan Sinclair">Sinclair</a> tartan.<sup id="cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirkcaldy_Town_House&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_listed_buildings_in_Kirkcaldy,_Fife" title="List of listed buildings in Kirkcaldy, Fife">List of listed buildings in Kirkcaldy, Fife</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirkcaldy_Town_House&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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href="https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB36387">"Wemyssfield, Town House with Provost's Lamps and Boundary Walls (Category B Listed Building) (LB36387)"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wemyssfield%2C+Town+House+with+Provost%27s+Lamps+and+Boundary+Walls+%28Category+B+Listed+Building%29+%28LB36387%29&rft.au=Historic+Environment+Scotland&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fportal.historicenvironment.scot%2Fdesignation%2FLB36387&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHistoric_Environment_ScotlandLB44108" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Historic_Environment_Scotland" title="Historic Environment Scotland">Historic Environment Scotland</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB44108">"Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court including boundary wall and excluding large extension to east, Whytescauseway, Kirkcaldy (Category B Listed Building) (LB44108)"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 September</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kirkcaldy+Sheriff+Court+including+boundary+wall+and+excluding+large+extension+to+east%2C+Whytescauseway%2C+Kirkcaldy+%28Category+B+Listed+Building%29+%28LB44108%29&rft.au=Historic+Environment+Scotland&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fportal.historicenvironment.scot%2Fdesignation%2FLB44108&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Walkabout_p15-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Walkabout_p15_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kirkcaldy Civic Society <i>Town Centre Walkabout</i> p.15.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Council_pp13-15-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Council_pp13-15_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Fife Council <i>Kirkcaldy's History, Its Places and Its Famous Folk</i> pp.13-15.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Walkabout_p39-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Walkabout_p39_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walkabout_p39_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Kirkcaldy Civic Society <i>Town Centre Walkabout</i> p.39.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Glen_p261-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glen_p261_7-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Glen <i>Kirkcaldy: An illustrated history</i> p.261.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pearson_p15-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pearson_p15_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pearson <i>Around Kirkcaldy</i> p.15.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fife.gov.uk/facilities/customer-service-centres/kirkcaldy-customer-service-centre">"Kirkcaldy Customer Service Centre"</a>. Fife Council<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kirkcaldy+Customer+Service+Centre&rft.pub=Fife+Council&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fife.gov.uk%2Ffacilities%2Fcustomer-service-centres%2Fkirkcaldy-customer-service-centre&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Brown_p85-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Brown_p85_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Brown_p85_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Brown <i>Fife Coast</i> p.85.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Durie_p75-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Durie_p75_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Durie <i>Britain in old photographs: Kirkcaldy and East Fife</i> p.75.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirkcaldy_Town_House&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrown,_Hamish1994" class="citation book cs1">Brown, Hamish (1994). <i>The Fife Coast</i>. Mainstream. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85158-608-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-85158-608-3"><bdi>1-85158-608-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Fife+Coast&rft.pub=Mainstream&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=1-85158-608-3&rft.au=Brown%2C+Hamish&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGlen,_Duncan2004" class="citation book cs1">Glen, Duncan (2004). <i>Kirkcaldy: A New Illustrated History</i>. Akros Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86142-146-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-86142-146-9"><bdi>0-86142-146-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kirkcaldy%3A+A+New+Illustrated+History&rft.pub=Akros+Publications&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0-86142-146-9&rft.au=Glen%2C+Duncan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDurie,_Bruce2002" class="citation book cs1">Durie, Bruce (2002). <i>Kirkcaldy and East Fife</i>. Britain in Old Photographs. History Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7509-2829-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7509-2829-8"><bdi>978-0-7509-2829-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kirkcaldy+and+East+Fife&rft.series=Britain+in+Old+Photographs&rft.pub=History+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-7509-2829-8&rft.au=Durie%2C+Bruce&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPearson,_John_M.1993" class="citation book cs1">Pearson, John M. (1993). <i>Around Kirkcaldy</i>. Levenmouth Printers.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Around+Kirkcaldy&rft.pub=Levenmouth+Printers&rft.date=1993&rft.au=Pearson%2C+John+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPride,_Glen1990" class="citation book cs1">Pride, Glen (1990). <i>The Kingdom of Fife: An Illustrated Architectural Guide</i>. RIAS illustrated architectural guides to Scotland. Rutland Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85158-256-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-85158-256-8"><bdi>1-85158-256-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Kingdom+of+Fife%3A+An+Illustrated+Architectural+Guide&rft.series=RIAS+illustrated+architectural+guides+to+Scotland&rft.pub=Rutland+Press&rft.date=1990&rft.isbn=1-85158-256-8&rft.au=Pride%2C+Glen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirkcaldy+Town+House" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirkcaldy_Town_House&oldid=1248429191">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirkcaldy_Town_House&oldid=1248429191</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Kirkcaldy" title="Category:Buildings and structures in Kirkcaldy">Buildings and structures in Kirkcaldy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Category_B_listed_buildings_in_Fife" title="Category:Category B listed buildings in Fife">Category B listed buildings in Fife</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Government_buildings_completed_in_1956" title="Category:Government buildings completed in 1956">Government buildings completed in 1956</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:City_chambers_and_town_halls_in_Scotland" title="Category:City chambers and town halls in Scotland">City chambers and town halls in Scotland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Listed_government_buildings_in_Scotland" title="Category:Listed government buildings in Scotland">Listed government buildings in Scotland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Modernist_architecture_in_Scotland" title="Category:Modernist architecture in Scotland">Modernist architecture in Scotland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Clock_towers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Category:Clock towers in the United Kingdom">Clock towers in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_gadget_WikiMiniAtlas" title="Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas">Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_April_2022" title="Category:Use dmy dates from April 2022">Use dmy dates from April 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_British_English_from_April_2022" title="Category:Use British English from April 2022">Use British English from April 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Coordinates_on_Wikidata" title="Category:Coordinates on Wikidata">Coordinates on Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 29 September 2024, at 13:27<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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