Repairs to the historic Hew Scott Hall, St Nicholas Tower and Wester Anstruther Town Hall are progressing well.
Work to the roadside front of the town hall is largely complete. Part of the scaffold has now been removed, allowing both lanes of High Street West and Elizabeth Place to reopen.
The building’s new lime harl and distinctive coloured limewash is visible for all to see. The pavement in front of the building on Elizabeth Place will remain closed as work continues on the project until November.
Fife Council service manager Jim McLeish said the £700,000 being spent on Hew Scott Hall this year was the first stage in giving the buildings a new lease of life with the Anstruther Improvements Association as the Dreel Halls.
Christine May, chairwoman of Fife Historic Buildings Trust, said: “We are delighted with progress on site and extremely pleased to see this part of the works completed ahead of schedule so that the traffic lights can be removed.”
Repairs are being carried out by John Smart & Sons of Kirkcaldy and overseen by ARC Architects in Cupar.
The St Nicholas Tower and Hew Scott Hall have been transferred from the Church of Scotland to Fife Historic Buildings Trust, who have also purchased Wester Anstruther Town Hall from Fife Council.
On completion of the work, the repaired complex of buildings will be transferred to the Anstruther Improvements Association and renamed the Dreel Halls.
The association is also working up proposals for a second phase project to upgrade the building and its facilities for performing arts events and community activities.
Mr McLeish said the initiative was a key project in the Anstruther Townscape Heritage Initiative and Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme.
Lynn Watt of John Smart & Sons thanked residents and visitors to Anstruther for their patience and understanding during this major construction project.