The building started life as the village school in an era when the population was booming due to the success of the town’s herring fleet. By 1900, a larger school was needed and the building was bought by the Baptist Church and used as a place of gathering for several decades.
Since then, the property has served time as a photography school before being spectacularly converted to residential use this century.
5. Old Church House, Pittenweem. Offers over £795,000.
On the home’s lower-ground level are three double bedrooms, which open to the terrace with views of the Forth, plus three bathrooms. | Rettie and Co
6. Old Church House, Pittenweem, Offers over £795,000.
Ronald says: “When I bought it, it was completely covered in grey cement render, so I hired a fantastic stonemasonry firm, Sweeney’s of St Andrews. They are a father-and-son team, who chipped it all off –which took over six months – to reveal the local Fife sandstone underneath. They then repointed every stone.” | Rettie and Co
7. Old Church House, Pittenweem. Offers over £795,000.
The house now has a glowing quality about it. Reassuringly for the next owner, the roof has been replaced too. Inside, it is wheelchair accessible and has a lift. | Rettie and Co
8. Old Church House, Pittenweem. Offers over £795,000.
The chic kitchen is new, and was a 50th birthday present from Ronald's mother. | Rettie and Co