General View (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Burntisland, Somerville Square, General
Classification General View (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 92081
Site Number NT28NW 113
NGR NT 232 857
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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SC 1389395
View of 1-3 from South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389397
View of refurbished blocks from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389405
View of 14-24 from East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508951
View of refurbished blocks from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508967
Detail of stairwell to 6-13
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508969
Detail of date plaque
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389400
View of refurbished blocks from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1672474
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the NW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508948
View of 1-3 from South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508960
View of 6-13 from South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508961
View of 6-13 from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508966
View of 14-24 from South
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508971
Detail of dated lintel
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389398
View of refurbished block from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389402
View of 6-13 from South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389403
View of 6-13 from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1672472
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672519
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the SSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672520
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the SSE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508955
View of refurbished blocks from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508965
View of 14-24 from East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508972
Detail of dated pediment
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389399
View of refurbished blocks from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1389404
View of 6-13 from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672471
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the S.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672473
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the ENE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672475
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508949
View of refurbished blocks from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508950
View of refurbished blocks from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508952
View of refurbished blocks from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508953
View of refurbished block from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508954
View of refurbished block from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389401
View of refurbished blocks from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389410
Detail of date plaque
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1672513
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the E.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672517
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508959
View of 6-13 from South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1389406
View of 14-24 from South
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 1389411
Detail of dated lintel
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1389412
Detail of dated pediment
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672515
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the NW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672516
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the WNW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672521
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1389396
View of refurbished blocks from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672476
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the WSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672512
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672514
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1672518
Oblique aerial view of Burntisland centred on the Somerville Square and Somerville Street housing redevelopments designed by Wheeler and Sproson in 1955-62 and recorded as part of the Wheeler and Sproson Project and a Threatened Building Survey completed in 2001. Taken from the SW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
18/3/1998
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508957
View of refurbished blocks from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508958
View of refurbished blocks from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508968
Detail of stair to 14-24
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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SC 2508970
Detail of date plaque
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1389407
Detail of stairwell to 6-13
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1389408
Detail of stair to 14-24
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1389409
Detail of date plaque
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508947
View of 1-3 from South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508956
View of refurbished blocks from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508962
View of 6-13 from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508963
View of 6-13 from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2508964
View of 14-24 from East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
4/10/2001
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- Council Fife
- Parish Burntisland
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NMRS REFERENCE:
c.1960 the north side of the west end of Somerville Street was demolished and rebuilt. This section of Somerville Street was re-named Somerville Square and the south side re-numbered. 14-20 Somerville Street is now 25-27 Somerville Square. What was originally 19-25 Somerville Street, has been demolished and is now called 1-5 Somerville Square.
Photographic Survey (1957)
Photographs by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1957.

