February 2026 The penultimate talk in the DDHS 2025-2026 season was delivered by Dr James Herring and despite a wet, cold and…
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The Playhouse Cinema: a Talk by Leslie Hooper
November 2025 The November 2025 talk was given by Leslie Hooper, the son of John Hooper, who was manager of the Playhouse…
A Pub Crawl Around Dunbar Harbour: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson
October 2025 The October 2025 talk in the new DDHS season was A Pub Crawl Around Dunbar Harbour and was given to…
Adverts from the 1936 Brochure
August 2025 In a previous post, there was coverage of the 1935 and 1937 brochures. DDHS was recently given a copy of…
Liz Curtis’ book: Place-names of East Lothian: A journey through time
July 2025 This month we are looking at some extracts from DDHS member Liz Curtis’ fascinating online book on East Lothian place-names.…
Dunbar Town House: A History – A talk by Pauline Smeed
The final talk in the DDHS 2024/2025 season was given by DDHS Secretary Pauline Smeed, with a good turnout on the night…
Reading the High Street: What Dunbar’s Buildings can tell us. A Talk by Gareth Jones
February 2025 The February 2025 DDHS talk was delivered by architect Gareth Jones, who sent 3 of his slides to give people…
The Albert Hotel, NewHouse Terrace Dunbar
January 2025 – Research by Dr James Herring One of Dunbar’s long lasting hotels began life as The Albert Temperance Hotel in…
Summerfield House and its Neighbours: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson
The November 2024 DDHS talk was given by Dr Pat Simpson who is a member and volunteer for the Society. Below are…
Tyninghame: Landscapes and Lives – A Talk By Judy Riley
The second talk of the DDHS season was delivered by Judy Riley and enthusiastically received by the audience. The speaker sent the…