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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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.…

Seven churches within Milngavie

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 &…

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…

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 &…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

JOHN KAY PRINTS: The Times of Thomas MuirA 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

An opportunity to take a guided tour around an operational police station run by Lothian and Borders Police with special events for children.