218 High Street, Kirkcaldy is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 January 1971. Tenement. 3 related planning applications.
218 High Street, Kirkcaldy
- WRENN ID
- distant-doorway-spindle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 28 January 1971
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
1834, altered at ground. 5-bay, 4-storey, classical tenement with shops at ground. Polished ashlar, long and short quoins. Ground floor cornice, 1st and 2nd floor cill courses, 3rd and 4th floor cornices. Segmental-headed arch (to S) with voussoirs; architraved surrounds, those to 1st floor shouldered.
N (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: ground floor with wide cart entrance with flagstones to centre at ground flanked by fluted Ionic columns in antis below corniced blocking course; lamps to outer pilasters, that to right with bronze plaque commemorating Adam Smith (see Notes); modern shops with deep fascias in flanking bays. 5 windows to each floor above, 4th floor slightly set-back and with smaller windows.
S ELEVATION: variety of elements including cart arch at centre, stair tower to right and corniced porch to left, both with panelled door and 2-part fanlight.
12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Coped ashlar stacks with cans.
Detailed Attributes
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