This month and September 2019 will be devoted to maps of Dunbar at different times. For August, we will look at part…
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The Playhouse
This month features the Playhouse and some surviving photos of the exterior and interior of the picture house/cinema. The Playhouse stood at…
William Main & Sons
This month features one shop in Dunbar – William Main & Sons – the recently closed Saddlers’ shop and cafe. The shop…
Dunbar Cafe Culture in the 1950s and 60s
This month, we move on to cafes in Dunbar in the 1950s and 1960s. Click on all photos to see an enlarged…
Plan of Dunbar including Belhaven and West Barns
This month and March 2020 will feature the 1899 map of Dunbar, a copy of which is held in the Society’s room…
Temperance Hotels
We’re sticking with hotels for February – 2 Temperance hotels and 2 others. Wilson’s Temperance Hotel was where the Bank of Scotland…
Historic Hotels
The theme for January is hotels in Dunbar and below there are photos of and comments on 3 historic Dunbar hotels. The…
More about Dunbar Station
More about the railway in Dunbar again this month. With the re-opening of a second platform in 2019 featuring in this week’s East…
Dunbar Railway Station
This month, we are looking at the railway and the railway station in Dunbar in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.…
Corn exchange drama: The Lass wi’ the Muckle Mou’
This month we are returning to The Haddingtonshire Courier for 1950 and some interesting adverts. Please click to enlarge the adverts, as…