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Year: 2021

Then and Now

1903 postcard of Albert Hotel Dunbar

Three more postcards from the DDHS’ collection this month for the Then and Now feature. The postcard above, showing various views of…

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Published November 23, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

Something old something new

Dunbar Cottage Hospital
Dunbar Cottage Hospital

Three more old and new views/buildings in Dunbar this month. According to this site, “Dunbar Cottage Hospital has its origins in the…

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Published October 5, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

Changed or disappeared

Playhouse Picture House/Cinema

This month we are still looking at buildings that have changed or disappeared. The photo above was taken in 1935 and the…

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Published September 23, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

Now and then

Dunbar harbour in 2021
Dunbar harbour in 2021

For the last month of 2021, we will look at three more postcards, this time of the former outdoor swimming pool in…

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Published August 31, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

Disappeared or changed

Entrance to Winterfield Park today
Entrance to Winterfield Park today

This month, we are going to continue looking at buildings that have either disappeared or changed in some way. The first photo…

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Published August 12, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

Before and after

The Tin Tabernacle at St Annes
The Tin Tabernacle at St Annes

This month and next month, we are going to look at buildings that have either been demolished or have had a change…

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Published July 14, 2021
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Dunbar Motorcyling

Motor Cycle members and their wives in the 1920s
Motor Cycle members and their wives in the 1920s.

This month, we are going to look at some copies of photos donated to DDHS by Emma Robertson. The photos feature Dunbar…

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Published June 30, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

Summers in Dunbar

Dunbar Kermesse in the 1960s
Dunbar Kermesse in the 1960s

This month’s photos are taken from the exhibition, curated by Pauline Smeed, which is available in the History Society’s room in the…

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Published May 1, 2021
Categorised as Exhibitions, From the Archives, Tourism & Hospitality

Dunbar is a beach

East Beach c1920s
East Beach c1920s

This month features images are from our recently scanned slide collection which has been donated to the society over the past 27…

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Published April 30, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

147 Pilot Whales

Thorntonloch whales in Hordley, Shropshire 1950
Thorntonloch whales in Hordley, Shropshire 1950

This month, we are returning to 1950 and the stranding of 147 pilot whales at Thorntonloch. Jim Herring had a request for…

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Published February 28, 2021
Categorised as From the Archives

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