Miners' Welfare Institute And War Memorial, Main Street, Coaltown Of Wemyss

A Stewart Tod, 1923. Single storey, L-plan, piend-roofed former Miners' Welfare Institute with traditional Scottish 17th century details and ogee-topped lantern, balustraded polygonal porch and classical ashlar war memorial set against S wall. Harled with painted margins. Eaves course. Architraved doors and porch windows.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: advanced bay to right of centre with attached War Memorial (see below) and window on return to left; slightly lower bay to left with bipartite window, and full-height porch in re-entrant angle to centre with 2-leaf timber door below moulded panel worded 'MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE 1923', and small keystoned windows to flanks.

NE ELEVATION: advanced pedimented doorpiece in bay to left of centre with lantern at roof ridge above, window to outer left and 3 windows to right; lower slightly recessed bay with 2 windows to outer right.

4- and 12-pane glazing patterns in timber sash and case windows. Red pantiles. Cast-iron downpipes with decorative rainwater hoppers.

WAR MEMORIAL: deep base course giving way pilastered 2nd stage with flanking shaped margins and roll-of honour- to centre below inscription 'IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918'; corniced open pediment above. Small stone commemorating the fallen of WWII inserted at base of pilasters.