7 September 2025 (10:00 - 15:00) This diminutive building, tucked at the end of Session Lane, once housed Pittenweem’s Unit Automatic Exchange (UAX) 13 which the General Post Office opened in the early 1950s. As the number of telephone subscribers increased it was extended, around 1970, giving space for more switching apparatus. British Telecom closed it down on 27th February 1980 and moved subscribers’ lines to the Anstruther exchange. In 2021, after many years being used for storage, the current owner bought the building and converted it to a dwelling house to preserve its place in Pittenweem’s built history. The open day will include a small display about the telephone technology it once supported. Session Lane is privately owned and has NO parking facilities – please do not drive up it. On-street parking is available close by. There is step-free access into the building but the lane has an uneven surface.

Address
Session Lane, Pittenweem, KY10 2QS