The Forth and Clyde Canal Society was formed by a group of canal enthusiasts who felt that the decline in the canals of Scotland in the 1960s had to be reversed. They believed these monuments to our industrial past could be put to use in the future for the benefit of local communities and they could see that this decline in the canals needed to be highlighted to local and national authorities. After the completion of their main goal, to have the canals fully re- instated for public use, they continue to support, promote and use the Forth and Clyde Canal in various ways. Come along to the Forth and Clyde Canal Society Office where there will be information on Canal history and heritage. There will also be the opportunity to take a short trip on one of our boats.
The Forth and Clyde Canal Society was formed by a group of canal enthusiasts who felt that the decline in the canals of Scotland in the 1960s had to be reversed. They believed these monuments to our industrial past could be put to use in the future for the benefit of local communities and they could see that this decline in the canals needed to be highlighted to local and national authorities. After the completion of their main goal, to have the canals fully re- instated for public use, they continue to support, promote and use the Forth and Clyde Canal in various ways. Come along to the Forth and Clyde Canal Society Office where there will be information on Canal history and heritage. There will also be the opportunity to take a short trip on one of their boats.
Semi-detached home in the Bearsden area of Glasgow with Solar Water Heating. This semi-detached home has undergone a Solar Water Heating installation in order to create a more environmentally friendly way of producing power with aims of lowering the cost of bills at a time when gas and electricity prices are rising. Part of the Energy Saving Trust's Green Homes Network.
HarperCollins Publishers have been on their site in Bishopbriggs since 1967. The history of this great publisher began in 1819 in Glasgow, when the first William Collins went into business with Charles Chalmers to establish a printing and publishing business. Since that time Collins has been a place of great innovation and creativity, publishing such world class authors as Agatha Christie, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. The archive includes fascinating letters from Tolkien, Christie, Patrick O'Brian and others, that give a real insight into the minds of these authors. The Cartographic Department evolved from the world famous map making firm of Bartholomew. Their award winning maps and atlases?include the world renowned Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World.
Hillhead Canal swing bridge was in 1938 to replace a bascule bridge nearby. The contractors were Sir William Arrol & Co. of Glasgow. The Bridge has recently been renovated and put back in working order.
Two converted poracabins which form a creative studio space for arts and creative workshops
Holy Family & St Ninian's, opened in 1893, was the first fully-furnished post-Reformation Roman Catholic church to be built in Kirkintilloch. It replaced a temporary structure dating from 1874. It is built in Gothic style of red Dumfriesshire sandstone. The architect was Peter Paul Pugin of the famous London firm, Pugin & Pugin.
The Story So Far... Kilmardinny House is?East Dunbartonshire's Art Centre. The original A-listed building has undergone internal refurbishment within the multi-functional rooms and facilities, creating a small studio and a new platform lift - installed to increase accessibility. Kilmardinny now also includes a new garden pavilion extension - providing a modern, flexible space which can accommodate a range of activities and events.
A complex structure where the Forth & Clyde Canal passes over both the River Luggie and a former railway.
This impressive church has been completed very recently, to replace a more traditional building on the same site. The building, designed by Davis Duncan Architects of Glasgow, was opened officially on 16th June 2007. It is clad, distinctively, in green copper. The original Kirkintilloch Baptist Church was in Regent Street but the congregation moved to the former South UF Church building, Townhead, in 1951.
Site of a former canal boatbuilding yard, now a focus for canalside leisure activities.
Hillhead Sculpture Studio has been working in Hillhead, Kirkintilloch since 2010, engaging local people and children in traditional craft and heritage learning activities. Kirkintilloch's Industrial Past's artists Becky Sik and Elspeth Bennie have produced an Industry Trail depicting industries of Kirkintilloch along the canal embankment between Southbank Marina and Hillhead Road. One artwork represents the community of Hillhead and is made of cast objects designed by local children.
Originally opened to the public in 1906, Kirkintilloch Town Hall has had a new lease of life reopening after refurbishment in 2018. This year the Town Hall will be open for a heritage talk and pop-up exhibition on the life of Dorothee Pullinger and other 'girl' engineers. There will also be a Made in Kirkintilloch exhibition on Kirkintilloch born Rita Cowan and her Japanese husband Masataka Taketsuru, as well as a family papercraft activity recreating Kirkintilloch in miniature and a photographic display of old Kirkintilloch by the Kirkintilloch and District Society of Antiquaries.
Lennoxtown Community Hub is the home for Council, library and cultural services in the town. Located in the heart of Lennoxtown on the town's Main Street. In the week of Doors Open Day it will feature a photographic display on some of Lennoxtown's former finest buildings including Lennox Castle and the High Church, both designed by architect David Hamilton.
Lenzie Library is a smaller branch of the EDLC Trust's library facilities in East Dunbartonshire. Please visit www.edlc.co.uk where you will find information on all the cultural facilities and activities taking place in East Dunbartonshire.
Although opened in 1874 the church did not celebrate its centenary until 1876.? This was because the church was originally designated a Chapel of Ease and was not elevated to the status of Parish Church until 1876. The villa of Northwood, Moncrieff Avenue was purchased in 1885 from Beatrice Clugston to act as a manse.
Walking tours around Lenzie. En route you will visit significant commuter villas representing the different stages of Lenzie's early development, the railway station and churches.
The Lillie Art Gallery was funded by a bequest from Robert Lillie, a local banker and artist. It was opened in 1962 on the site of the former Town Hall of Milngavie. The Gallery continues to develop its collection of 20th and 21st century Scottish art and also presents a lively programme of temporary exhibitions. Over 450 works are contained in the collection, which include painting, prints, drawings and a small collection of sculptures and ceramics. Behind the scenes tours of the gallery stores will be available on Doors Open Day. Come along and see this very special collection of Scottish Art.
The K6 telephone kiosk went into production in 1936 and was designed to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V.
The lodge building was constructed during the 1920s, partly from materials from a row of demolished miners' houses that had stood on the canal bank nearby. At first it was owned by the local Unionist Association and put to general use as the Community Hall, but was acquired by Lodge Barrhill for their exclusive use in 1958. A display of old photographs of Twechar will be shown in the lodge building on Doors Open Day.
Lodge Cadder Freestone's building was built to house the Masonic Lodge as well as a Social Club for Freemasons, their relatives and friends. This building was built by the members of the Lodge and was self financed.
McGregor House is a new business facility provided by East Dunbartonshire Enterprise Trust. It includes business suites and a state-of-the-art conference facility. On show on Doors Open Day will be a video presentation by the Scottish Film Archive, which has a film vault nearby.
Meadowburn Primary School was opened to pupils in April 1969. A few years later, in 1988, Strathclyde Regional Council decided to set aside annual funding to provide a Gaelic and English bilingual teaching unit at the school, providing for 12 pupils. It was inspired by the success of a similar unit set up in 1985 at the Sir John Maxwell Primary School on the south side of Glasgow.
Milngavie Fire Station was opened in September 1974 to provide cover for the Milngavie and Bearsden areas. It formerly fell within the jurisdiction of Strathclyde Fire Brigade, but in 2005 the organisation was re-launched as Strathclyde Fire & Rescue. The Station gives regular support to other areas of East Dunbartonshire, as well as to the Central Scotland Fire Brigade, so that cross-border incidents can be dealt with under Mutual Assistance arrangements.
Milngavie Heritage Centre will be having an exhibition tracing the history of Milngavie Week - an annual gala event that began in the 1960s. There will also be a quiz for children.
The guided walk will examine how the station developed from a much smaller building, which survives in its core, to accommodate the extensive commuter traffic that developed from the 1890s onwards. The walk will also examine the location of former goods facilities that no longer survive, including the Ellangowan Paper Mill branch; also the close proximity of early commuter dwellings. Guide leader: Donald Shankland.
The library which is situated on Allander Road forms part of the community education centre. This is the main branch in Milngavie and is part of East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust. The opening times are: Mon -Thurs 10am - 8pm; Fri & Sat 10am - 5pm. Please visit www.edlc.co.uk where you will find information on all the cultural facilities and activities taking place in East Dunbartonshire.
Guided walk of 6-7 miles, taking 4-5 hours. Commences at the West Highland Way Marquee, Milngavie Precinct. Will follow the Allander as far as Mugdock Castle (with access to the south-east tower). Thence to Craigend Castle, returning via Mugdock Reservoir. Participants are recommended to bring packed lunches.
A fascinating day of free displays, talks and workshops on local and family history. Throughout the day you can see a wide range of stalls and information provided by local and national organisations. ?
The United Free congregation had its origins with a group of church members who disagreed with the unification of the former UF churches with the Church of Scotland in 1929. For some years thereafter they worshipped in the local Masonic Hall, until the present building was opened in 1935. It has outstanding stained glass by Sadie McLellan, who lived nearby. ?
This walk, organised by the Milngavie Heritage group, provided the opportunity to discover how the Victorians resolved the epidemic problems of their growing cities, such as Glasgow, by harnessing natural resources i.e. Loch Katrine, to provide plentiful supplies of fresh clean water for its citizens. The Milngavie Water Treatment Works was completed in 1859 and is located in a building dating from the original scheme to supply the City of Glasgow with water from Loch Katrine. The plant was fully modernised during the 1970s and additional new equipment installed in 1988-89. The adjacent Mugdock Reservoir was opened as part of the 1859 scheme. Craigmaddie Reservoir nearby was opened in 1896. ?
The Milngavie Youth Caf? was opened in September 2001 in the former Red Cross building in Mugdock Road, Milngavie. Since then it has been the focus of a wide range of youth activities, but its aims and objectives have been something of a mystery to older people. An explanatory display was provided on Doors Open Day.
Mugdock's mediaeval castle is first mentioned in 1372 and was a Graham stronghold; the most notable person who lived there was James Graham 'the Marquis of Montrose' and Lieutenant General to King Charles I. The 14th century castle sits on a volcanic ridge on the edge of Mugdock Loch. Although mostly a consolidated ruin, the castle's South West Tower has been rebuilt and interior has been fully interpreted celebrating the early to mid 1600's. Visitors entered through a portcullis gate. Inside were a courtyard, jail and courthouse with accommodation for residents and visiting nobility. A great hall was added sometime during the 15th century. It was gifted to Central Regional Council in the 1980s.
Building began in 1807 (James Gillespie Graham) on the site of an earlier church of 1649, and within the original settlement established by Paisley Abbey in 1232. The church was extended and the tower built in 1888 (Hugh McLure). The church has a very fine collection of stained glass windows by Stephen Adam, Alfred and Gordon Webster, Norman M Macdougall, C E Stewart, James Ballantine and Eilidh Keith.
The castle was first mentioned in a document of 1372. It was occupied by the Graham family for many years, protected on the east and south sides by Mugdock Loch, which was of much greater size during the Middle Ages than today. Disabled access to the Visitor Centre only.
Peel Park, Kirkintilloch, is the location of both a Roman fort and a mediaeval castle. The mound of the mediaeval castle of Kirkintilloch can be seen just after entering the park through the War Memorial Gateway, with traces of the dry moat falling away, as pathways, to left and right. The highest part the mound, to the left, contains underground remains of a large stone building, excavated in 1899, but then buried again and covered over with turf. Remains of the stone base of the Antonine Wall were found close to the western boundary of the park during the 1950s. The Park is entered through the War Memorial Gateway at the top of Peel Brae, just up from Kirkintilloch Cross. The gates were made locally, in Kirkintilloch's Lion Foundry, during the mid 1920s. The supporting framework is of New Zealand marble, gifted to his native town by Sir James Fletcher, a successful New Zealand industrialist. The Peel Park bandstand is an excellent example of the ornamental ironwork made by the Lion Foundry of Kirkintilloch. It was paid for by David Perry, a Provost of Kirkintilloch, and gifted to the town in 1905. The nearby drinking fountain was also made by the Lion Foundry Company. It was gifted to the town by Robert Hudson, a partner in the firm.
This is one of the most significant buildings in Milngavie. Originally opened in 1863 as the terminus of a branch railway also serving the commuter suburb of Bearsden, the station was greatly enlarged during the late 1890s with the addition of platform awnings, to reflect Milngavie's own popularity as a developing place of residence for members of the Glasgow business community. The original station building of 1863 can be viewed to best advantage from the car park.
The recently-opened Salt Dome at Broomhill Depot is of spectacular appearance both inside and out. Its purpose is to maintain dry supplies of salt for de-icing East Dunbartonshire roads throughout the winter months.
The Seagull Trust is a charity that exists to provide canal trips for disabled people. The Kirkintilloch boathouse was built to accommodate the Trust's first Forth & Clyde Canal vessel, the Yarrow Seagull, launched in 1984.
The Springfield Church was built in 1865 comprising the original building, and later a modern sanctuary extension was added in 1972/3 with additional halls, rooms and a small chapel.
The building is a purpose built Roman Catholic Church constructed in the mid-1980s and completed in 1987. The Church contains a number of highly detailed mosaics designed by Peter Connolly, former head of art at Notre Dame Teacher Training College. St Andrew's Parish was founded in 1967. What is currently the church hall was the former church building.
The church was built in 1892 when Mrs Douglas of Mains acted as "prime mover". It was then a mission church under St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, and was known as St Andrew's Mission. In 1910 the hall was converted into a church by the addition of the sanctuary and other alterations. In 1920 it passed to the Episcopal Church of Scotland, under All Saints, Bearsden, securing independence from that church in 1943.
St. Cyprian's Church was the first church opened in Lenzie in 1873 and is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The architect Alexander Ross built the church in the traditional Victorian style with fine stained glass, furnishings, fabrics and an unusual Scottish style turret tower. The church has interesting collection of traditional textiles - altar fronts, pulpit falls, vestments which will be on display as will the church records. There will also be a treasure hunt for children.
St David's Memorial Park is a Gothic Church dating from 1926. It was built to a design by the architect P McGregor Chalmers to replace the adjacent Free St David's.
St James the Less is a good example of a modern church (opened in 1980). Interesting relics brought from earlier churches include stained glass panels by Edward Burne-Jones and Stephen Adam, part of the old high altar of Iona Abbey and two silver-tipped churchwarden wands of unusual design and description.
The building now occupied by the Catholic parishoners of St Joseph's was originally built as Milngavie and Baldernock United Free Church in 1896. Later it became St Luke's (Church of Scotland). In 1976 it became the third successive place of worship for the Roman Catholic community of St Joseph's, Milngavie. The first had been established in Woodlands street in 1872, moving to Ladywood in 1935. The church features two listed stained glass windows featuring Mary and Child, and St Joseph; they were designed by Sister Callista McGeehan.
St Machan's (originally St Paul's) was built in 1846 as a permanent place of worship for the Catholic Mission in Campsie, established in 1831. It was the first post-Reformation Catholic church in the central belt of Scotland outside the main cities and towns of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Paisley, Falkirk and Stirling. It was renamed St Machan's in 1881 by Father John Honorius Magini, in honour of the Saint associated with nearby Campsie Glen. The church contains a number of interesting historical objects, especially relating to its 19C history.
St Mary's was completed in 1914 to replace the Auld Kirk at the Kirkintilloch Cross. Its impressive Gothic tower contrasts with the tapering spire of nearby St David's. It was designed by Messrs Clark & Bell of Glasgow. There are many beautiful stained glass windows in the church, some by artist Gordon Webster. It also features a series of modern stained glass by Kirkintilloch artist Willie Rodger.
The first St Ninian's School had 75 pupils and was opened in January 1874 on Union Street, Kirkintilloch. The school was extended and modernised to accommodate the increasing roll. Children attended from the villages of Croy and Twechar, parts of Stirling shire as well as the town itself.
The church has deep and wide twin gabled transepts with a semi-octagonal apse. Beautiful stained glass windows from 1905, with the most recent having been added in 2006.
This opportunity is part of East Dunbartonshire Leisure & Culture Trust's Trails and Tales programme which is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Creative Scotland and East Dunbartonshire Council. The 3 year programme will lead to the development of a series of new sculpture and arts heritage trails across the local authority.
The Aldessan Gallery was formerly the Crown Inn, rebuilt from an earlier structure in 1818, and extremely popular with visitors to the Glen throughout the remainder of 19C. With changing attitudes and customs, however, in 1922 the Inn underwent quite dramatic changeand became the genteel Red Tub Tearooms, equally popular in their day, although surviving for less than two decades. In 1988 the building assumed its present identity, as a tearoom and craft shop.
The walk commemorated the 50th anniversary of the infamous Beeching Report of 1963. It traced the route of the railway through Kirkintilloch that was condemned by the Beeching Report.
Formerly Atholl Preparatory School, the building opened in 1925, however the existing building has been on its present site since 1931. It opened with two, large, well-lit classrooms and a veranda. Two more classrooms were added: one in 1934 and another in 1967. At a later date, the Nursery was extended then, in 2004, the Games Hall and Conservatory completed the building.
18C cottage and barn dating from 1803, forming an L-plan around a garden court. One of the most attractive properties in the area.?
A turn of the century large brick building which was built as a communal public baths with a high wooden ceiling, in particular for the workers of the renowned Lion Foundry.
The Park Church was built with money from Kirkintilloch residents to serve the local community of the 1860's. Once it was decommissioned in the 1990's, the congregation joined with another local church to form St David's Memorial Park Parish Church. Situated in central Kirkintilloch, today the Park Centre provides accessible accommodation for community groups. Please note: The upper balcony will be closed On Doors Open Day light refreshments will be served between 10 - 12 pm and there will be a display of information on local charity and volunteer organisations.
JOHN KAY PRINTS: The Times of Thomas Muir A unique exhibition exploring the times of Thomas Muir of Huntershill, through prints by celebrated 18th century artist and cartoonist John Kay. The exhibition forms part of a programme of events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Muir by the Friends of Thomas Muir. Huntershill Village.
Twechar Community Action is an organisation who formed as a response to the closure of the Local Authority owned and managed recreation centre. The centre is now known as Twechar Healthy Living & Enterprise Centre.
A walking tour started from Kirkintilloch Town Hall and tracing the former course of Kirkintilloch's Passenger Railway which closed in 1964.
Twechar School was oppened in 1888-89 by Kirkintilloch (Landward) School Board. Over the years it has been enlarged and expanded. Between 1937 and 1966 it provided secondary as well as primary education. An interesting feature can be seen at the former achool house next door, where the ironwork of the gates includes symbols descriptive of the various subjects taught at the school.
Since 2001 this modern centre has been administered by a registered charity, Twechar Community Action. It hosts a variety of social, recreational and educational facilities for several sports. There will be a special programme of events on Doors Open Day.
The shop is one of the last surviving weaver's workshops in Kirkintilloch. Until about 1900 looms for six weavers were accommodated here, with weavers' families living on the floor above. After the looms were removed the vacant space served many different purposes, successively a mission hall, a scout hall, a factory workshop, a store and a shop.
This church was built as a church hall for an existing Church community who had been meeting in the village hall. A new hall and other rooms with disabled access were added in 2012 to provide a centre for church and community activities.
The present Westerton Library (adjacent to the site of the former garden suburb hall - now a small car park) was built in 1981. Normally closed on Saturday's. It will open this year for a range of children's activities.
This church can trace its origins back to the 1920s, when open air services and kitchen meetings were held in the Bishopbriggs area. A church building was erected on the present site in 1969, originally known as Woodhill Gospel Hall. Eventually the adjacent premises of Blackie, Publishers, was acquired and demolished and much larger church premises erected. ?
This display, prepared by Kirkintilloch Antiquaries, showed how telephone boxes made in Kirkintilloch fitted into the overall programme of telephone kiosk production by the GPO. ?
Gavin's Mill is an ancient Corn Mill on the banks of the Allander Water in Milngavie. It has a date stone, inset near the lower doors, saying 1664. The Mill was powered by an overshot water wheel which still turns today. During Door's Open Day activities will include Mil Wheel turning, an exhibition about Gavin's Mill, a slide show, a children's treasure hunt and guided tours of Gavin's Mill.
The doocot (dovecot, pigeon house) is a Grade 2 listed building and a prominent feature of the designed landscape of the Dougalston Estate. It has an interesting exterior with about 70 masons’ marks to be seen and the interior, which is not normally accessible to the public, will be open for viewing the intact nest boxes.
Gravestones in the Old Aisle cemetery include Beatrice Clugston (local philanthropist), Alexander Bain (inventor of the electric clock and other pioneering innovations), John Ferguson (local politician and campaigner), the Aitken family (operators of passenger canal steamers on the Forth & Clyde Canal), Father Bonnyman (First post-Reformation Catholic priest in Kirkintilloch), David Gray (local poet) and John Green (English ganger murdered during the construction of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway). For Door's Open Day there will be a guided Walk of the Cemetery, describing some of the most significant headstones, with biographical information on people buried there. There will be contributions on individual stones by different members of Kirkintilloch & District Society of Antiquaries. There will also be an examination and description of the significant belfry at the entrance to the cemetery which was at one time occupied by local people overnight to watch for people trying to steal bodies for medical research; and a description of the site of the Spider Bridge which spanned part of the cemetery until 1987, with information on its history.
“Milngavie is the child of the Allander” Local historian Donald Shankland will lead a heritage walk along the River Allander in Milngavie. On route he will explain how Milngavie got its name and how the River Allander contributed to the growth of a small village into a thriving industrial town by the 19th century. The guided walk will include a visit to Gavin’s Mill.
Amisfield Walled Garden dates from 1783. Designed by John Henderson for the 7th Earl of Wemyss, the garden once formed part of the policies of Amisfield House which was demolished in 1928. At 8 acres in size, it is one of the largest walled gardens in the country. Over the past 12 years the garden has been restored from a neglected state into a vibrant community garden. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS A display of information about 18th Century plant hunters and examples of plants in the garden that have been sourced from around the world. ACTIVITIES Informal guided tours are available on request. No booking required. Refreshments available.
Archerfield is a magnificent estate situated between Gullane and North Berwick with the Grade A listed Archerfield House lying at its heart. The estate affords magnificent views of Fidra Island and the Fife coastline beyond. No one could have imagined the uncertain future that lay ahead for Archerfield. Taken over by the British Army shortly after the outbreak of World War 2, the estate and its 18th Century house fell into inexorable decline in the decades that followed. Now, it has been meticulously restored to its former magnificence.
Officially opened on 23 June 1971 by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Funding for the building was a bequest by Mr John D Brunton, son of the founder of Brunton Wireworks. The Theatre was re-launched in 1997 following extensive refurbishment with grants from East Lothian Council, The National Lottery Arts Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.
Local history expert Alan Stephens will lead a walk around the recently-created Queen Mary's Mount trail on Carberry Hill. This will include the historic site where Mary, Queen of Scots was confronted by the Confederate Lords after the battle of Pinkie and eventually gave in to their demands. Visitors will also see the remains of an ancient Iron Age hill fort.
The A-listed Church building is virtually as it was on opening day 1 April 1905 with many of the original arts and crafts features still in use. The church adopted the title Chalmers Memorial at the time of the Church of Scotland re-union in 1929.
A 1200 mega watt coal-fired working power station opened in 1968.
Dirleton Primary School is celebrating its 100th birthday in its present building with a Centenary Open Day from 10am to 4 pm. Education has a long pedigree in the village dating back to the early 1700s and everyone is welcome to join the school staff and pupils in a programme of centenary activities.
A two-hour tour of Dunbar's historic town centre looking at the work of the Dunbar Townscape Heritage Initiative led by Paul Zochowsky, a principal planner at East Lothian Council.
Destroyed by fire 1987, reconstructed 1991. Unique blend of 19-20C architecture. Also contains one of the most important pieces of monumental sculpture in Scotland - monument to the Earl of Dunbar by Maximilian Colt, dated 1611.
Dunbar and District History Society conducted Local History Walks Around Dunbar for Beginners.
East Linton Community Hall was built as a Volunteers' Drill Hall in 1875 and extensively refurbished in 2000 using a Millennium Commission grant. It is owned by the community and comprises three halls and a garden.
Originally a 14C 4-storey keep enlarged into an 'L' plan mansion in 16C. Formerly ruinous, destroyed during the Battle of Pinkie in 1547, it was comprehensively restored in the 1980s. No disabled access due to steep curving stairs.
Nestled in the rolling farmlands of East Lothian lies Glenkinchie Distillery, founded in 1837 by John and George Rate. The name Kinchie, it is believed comes from ‘de Quincey’, the family who originally owned the estate. The distillery has been active since 1881. Glenkinchie is Edinburgh’s Malt. It has been enjoyed by the citizens of Edinburgh and the wider region since it opened in 1837. Glenkinchie is home to a unique model distillery housed within our exhibition. We stock a wide range of whisky from across Scotland including our own Glenkinchie “Distillery only bottling” – a fine expression found exclusively in our shop. We also offer clothing, branded glassware and many gift ideas including purses, wallets and bags made with our own Glenkinchie Tweed. ACTIVITIES Guided distillery tours, including a complimentary dram. There is a shuttlebus that runs from Edinburgh City Centre twice a day price £14 return, book via same info as the tours. Booking essential via 01875342012 or glenkinchie.distillery@diageo.com www.glenkinchiedistillery.com
An open invitation to all pianists of all ages, amateur or professional, to play Haddington Concert Society’s magnificent Bösendorfer concert-grand piano in its home at the Town House, at the west end of Haddington High Street.
This is a small museum at West Links Road, Gullane (next to the Pros' shop) displaying golfing artefacts from the early days of the game.
The John Gray Centre opened in 2012 converting several buildings that had been Council offices, tavern, agricultural seed store and Procurator Fiscal offices into a fully accessible hub that contains the Haddington Library, East Lothian Archives and Local History Centre and a Museum. Named after John Gray who helped establish one of the first public libraries in Scotland. The John Gray Centre Museum will be open for Doors Open Day telling stories from across the region and displaying many unique artefacts. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS The centre is hosting an exhibition of Roman silver to mark the centenary of the discovery of the Traprain Treasure; the largest hoard of late Roman silver found out with the Roman Empire. Excavated from a pit on Traprain Law in East Lothian, the hoard comprises over 250 fragments of mainly silver objects that had been cut up either to exchange as bullion or for melting down and recycling. For the first time ever and 100 years later, many of the iconic pieces from the discovery are on show. http://www.prestongrange.org/site/
John Muir's life and work has inspired people all over the world. Discover how the boy born in this house became one of the driving forces behind the global conservation movement. Our absorbing hands-on interpretation centre will take you on the journey of John Muir's life as a pioneering conservationist, explorer, writer, geologist and inventor. Our temporary exhibitions explores his passion for geology and the role this played in his own adventures and discoveries. Our friendly, well informed staff are always on hand to help and answer questions. The building is fully accessible with three floors of family friendly interactive displays complemented by a lively exhibition and events programme. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS John Muir travelled to every major continent in his life. He is highly regarded for his campaigning to protect wild places in the USA which ultimately led to the creation of the United States National Park Service. There will be a family friendly trail available to help explore John Muir’s global connections. www.jmbt.org.uk
Home of the Duke of Hamilton, dating from the 14th century, with links to the Maitlands and Blantyres. Extensively restored by the famous Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer in 1912. The house contains many items from the Hamilton Palace Collection of paintings and furniture, as well as Mary Queen of Scots memorabilia, including her death mask and a French silver casket said to have contained the letters and tokens between Mary & The Earl of Bothwell which incriminated the Queen in the murder of her 2nd husband. ACTIVITIES 1 hour guided tours of the House. Advance booking essential via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-east-lothian-doors-open-day-2019-at-lennoxlove-house-tickets-66197601809
Loretto Chapel was built in the 16C by Thomas Duthy or Doughty, 'a monk of the order of St Paul'. All that remain of the original building is a mound. The current striking chapel was built in 1893.
McArthur's Store, or Spott's Girnell (granary) as it was first known, was first recorded in 1658 located on a spur of rock within the eastern harbour of Dunbar that had been established a few years earlier under Oliver Cromwell. Early charters described the property as the white herring house with girnell with its close, yards, and falls, with full sea in all places. The building is one of the oldest continuously used harbour buildings in Scotland.MacArthur's Store is a 17th century warehouse situated on the quayside of the old Cromwell Harbour in Dunbar. The Dunbar harbour Trust has managed its restoration over the past two years as fishermen's stores and to provide an office and meeting place for the Trust.
The original Maitlandfield House was named Bearford House and was built in 1654. It was one of the many properties of Francis Charteris, Earl of Wemyss and was transferred to the ownership of Lieutenant Thomas Maitland in April 1754. The house was remodelled about this time and renamed Maitlandfield.
Musselburgh Historical Tour including Loretto School
Local experts in the history of Musselburgh and its buildings will be conducting historical tours starting inside the ancient Tolbooth at the east end of the High Street.
Friends of Musselburgh Links are holding an open day at the new Stables Pavilion at Musselburgh Racecourse, Linkfield Road, from 12 to 4 pm.
The Tolbooth and Old Town Hall at the east end of the High Street in Musselburgh is one of the town’s oldest buildings much of it dating to around 1590, although over the centuries, the building was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, altered and added to, reflecting changing social and political circumstances. At different times, it has been court house with police cells that can still be seen, burgh council chambers, town hall and community hall. On display inside is a rare clock given to the burgh by the Dutch States in 1496.
An opportunity to take a guided tour around an operational police station run by Lothian and Borders Police with special events for children.