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space. Construction of the new town house began in 1939 from a competition-winning design by David Carr and
William Howard of Edinburgh. Only the foundations of the building had been put in place before work was interrupted by the Second World War. The nearby Osborne House on East Wemyss Place would serve as a temporary town office, for the time being. Work on the town house resumed in 1950. This was split into two phases: the officers' section and the councillors' section. The first phase (including the officers' section) was opened by James Young, then
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A decision was made to re-locate the town house in the mid-1930s. The former town house on the High Street was demolished in 1935. A site for the new town house was chosen to the north of the town centre, which involved the demolition of three main villas - Adelaide, St Oalfs and
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influence, which sits on top of the building, complete with a weather vane, shows St Bryce, the patron saint of
Kirkcaldy. The unique design was done by David Carr of Edinburgh. A small copper ball, 3 feet (0.91 m) in diameter, at the bottom of the vane, is supposed to represent the world. The
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figure is located at the top of the 20-foot (6.1 m) weather vane with the intention he can look across the town as the vane turns around in the wind, with the world at his feet. The vane, probably made of wrought iron, was designed by
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is not there. Around the building, both of the town's two coats of arms can be seen. The spiritual coat of arms showing St Bryce is located at the south entrance and the one which depicts
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quarries. The surroundings of the main entrance are made of
Elverwater stone. The stone on the walls was done by retired masons from around the ages of 65 to 80. The clock tower of
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