Dunbar History Society

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

4. Chateau de Dunbar. P Lauters fecit. Pernod.del

This month, we are featuring prints of paintings of Dunbar Castle gifted to the Society by founder member John McNie, who was himself…

Dunbar Castle pre 1868 by Willie Marr

To complete this year’s Resources pages, we will look at some paintings by local artist Willie “Topsy” Marr. His paintings were completed in…