Old Corn Exchange, 2 Hope Street, Inverkeithing

The Old Corn Exchange, located at 2 Hope Street in Inverkeithing, dates back to 1833. This symmetrical, two-storey building features three wide bays and is designed in a rectangular neo-classical style. The principal elevation is constructed of sandstone ashlar, while the north, east, and south sides are made of coursed rubble. Notable architectural details include moulded string and eaves courses, with the base course covered by a later terrace. The upper windows have stone cills with raised margins, and the corners are accentuated with straight quoins. The central bay is pedimented, and the ground floor has semi-circular arches that were converted to glazed doorways in the 1990s.

On the west (principal) elevation, the symmetry is evident, with an advanced central bay that features a date stone inscribed "MDCCCXXXIII" within a moulded pediment. The broad pilastered ends are slightly advanced, and there are three glazed round-arched doorways with square windows centered above the ground floor openings.

The south elevation presents a plain gable, while the east (rear) elevation is also symmetrical with four bays. Here, the window in the penultimate bay on the first floor has been converted into a doorway, which is accessed by an external metal stair.

The north elevation includes a blocked doorway on the far right and a first-floor window to the right. The building has 12-pane timber sash and case windows, and above the glazed and timber panelled door, there is an oversized fanlight flanked by glazed and timber panelled sidelights set within arched openings. The roof is piended and covered with graded grey slates, featuring internal gutters behind the eaves course.

The interior, which was not seen in 2002, originally consisted of a large single space with a coved ceiling and an arch leading to the pedimented front section. A first floor was added later, and the building was converted for shop and light industrial use in the 1990s.

In the 1990s, a stone-faced terrace was added to the west, which includes a low retaining wall along the ground that slopes to the south along Hope Street. This terrace is topped with five square-plan gatepiers that have shallow pyramidal caps, and it features cast iron railings with flèche finials. Access is provided by a central stair, with coach access available at the far northwest corner.