Society Nightclub (Former Philp School), 13 Charlotte Street, Kirkcaldy is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 February 1997. School. 4 related planning applications.

Society Nightclub (Former Philp School), 13 Charlotte Street, Kirkcaldy

WRENN ID
muted-sill-pearl
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy MP: Melanie Ward (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 February 1997
Type
School
Address
Society Nightclub (Former Philp School), 13 Charlotte Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1RN
OS grid reference
NT 280 912
Coordinates
56.10825, -3.15863
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Society Nightclub, formerly known as Philp School, is a single-storey and basement classical building dating from 1850, located at 13 Charlotte Street in Kirkcaldy. The structure features a flat roof and is constructed from stone-cleaned ashlar, with some areas channelled. Notable architectural details include a high basement, a cill course, a cornice, a blocking course, and cavetto coping. The façade is enhanced by paired pilasters and Doric columns set on square plinths, along with bracketed windows.

On the south elevation, there are steps leading up to a three-bay portico, which is flanked by columns on either side of a pedimented central bay. The central door is surrounded by windows in the flanking bays, separated by pilasters. To the left, there are two windows with paired pilasters beyond, mirrored on the right side, which also features an additional window and door in an extension at the outer right.

The west elevation facing Charlotte Street consists of four bays. Steps lead up to a door at the outer left, with three windows to the right and paired pilasters at the outer corners. The windows have a small-pane glazing pattern and are fixed timber, with modern canopies above. Decorative cast-iron downpipes with rainwater hoppers are also present.

The interior was not seen in 1996. Surrounding the property are boundary walls made of saddleback-coped ashlar, along with square pyramidal-capped gatepiers. The gatepier on the left bears a plaque commemorating the school, stating "Kirkcaldy Philp School 1850-90" and honoring its donor, "Bailie Robert Philp 1751-1828."

Local climate

Society Nightclub (Former Philp School), 13 Charlotte Street, Kirkcaldy receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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