dunbarhistory

The Opening of the Winterfield Promenade

This month, we are going to look at the origins and opening of Winterfield promenade – known as the West Promenade – in…

Photo by A P Thomson

More on the cottage hospital in Dunbar this month. We are fortunate to have the booklet produced by the hospital in the…

View towards The Hatchery

Featured in this month’s section are photos taken from the DDHS current exhibition in the Town House – Dunbar, A Safe Haven.…

Cottage hospital theatre

This month and next month, we will be looking at the former Cottage Hospital in Dunbar. The hospital produced a booklet c1930…

This month continues our look at Dunbar Battery Hospital and focuses mainly on the hospital during World War One.

This month and next month, we are going to look at information on and photos of Dunbar Battery Hospital, partly from reports…

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…

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…

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…

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…