February 2023 This month we will be looking at some slides from a DDHS talk by place-name expert Liz Curtis. Liz studied…
Category: From the Archives
In this section, the Society will provide its members and others interested in Dunbar’s history with examples from the resources held in the Society’s room in the Town House. If you are interested in these resources and would like to see similar resources, please contact the Society. In our collection, we have a range of local history books, pamphlets relating to Dunbar e.g. tourist brochures, old maps of Dunbar, and a wide range of photographs of Dunbar, dating back to the 19th century.
Dunbar Cottage Hospital talk by Dr James Herring
December 2022 This month features a talk given to the Society by Dr James Herring. It is the first of two talks…
The railway disaster at Dunbar in 1898
SEPTEMBER 2022 This month, we are going back to 1898 when Dunbar railway station was the scene of a horrendous crash. Jim…
Local railway stations
August 2022 This month, we are going to look back at some of our local railway stations. The photo above, from the…
Where to stay in Dunbar – in the 1960s
The following photos are of pages in another 1960s brochure produced by Dunbar Town Council. There is no date on the brochure…
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…
Yorke Lodge Cottage Hospital
More on the cottage hospital in Dunbar this month. We are fortunate to have the booklet produced by the hospital in the…
Dunbar – a Safe Haven
Featured in this month’s section are photos taken from the DDHS current exhibition in the Town House – Dunbar, A Safe Haven.…
The Former Cottage Hospital in Dunbar
This month and next month, we will be looking at the former Cottage Hospital in Dunbar. The hospital produced a booklet c1930…
The Military Hospital
This month continues our look at Dunbar Battery Hospital and focuses mainly on the hospital during World War One.
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