February 2025 The February 2025 DDHS talk was delivered by architect Gareth Jones, who sent 3 of his slides to…Continue readingReading the High Street: What Dunbar’s Buildings can tell us. A Talk by Gareth Jones
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History
January 2025 – Research by Dr James Herring One of Dunbar’s long lasting hotels began life as The Albert Temperance…Continue readingThe Albert Hotel, NewHouse Terrace Dunbar
The December talk in the DDHS session was given by Dr Hanita Ritchie who is the Local History Officer at…Continue readingEast Lothian & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Research & Resources – A Talk by Dr Hanita Ritchie
The November 2024 DDHS talk was given by Dr Pat Simpson who is a member and volunteer for the Society.…Continue readingSummerfield House and its Neighbours: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson
The second talk of the DDHS season was delivered by Judy Riley and enthusiastically received by the audience. The speaker…Continue readingTyninghame: 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…Continue readingTyninghame: Landscapes and Lives – A Talk By Judy Riley
The first talk of the new DDHS season was given by Society Treasurer Alasdair Swan and he sent this summary…Continue reading20th Anniversary of the Dunbar Harbour Trust – a talk by Alasdair Swan
The first talk of the new DDHS season was given by Society Treasurer Alasdair Swan and he sent this summary…Continue reading20th Anniversary of the Dunbar Harbour Trust – a talk by Alasdair Swan
August 2024 DDHS’s new exhibition – curated by Pauline Smeed – complements the 4th edition of Stephen Bunyan’s A Walk…Continue readingA Walk Around Historic Dunbar Exhibition
July 2024 The Victoria Ballroom (Photo) was converted in the early 1960s from being the gymnasium for the Castlepark Barracks…Continue readingBands Who Played at the Victoria Ballroom in 1966