Haddington Shop Refurbishment Smith Architects ; East Lothian Council ; Charles Taylor Woodwork photo : Keith Hunter Photography Haddington Shop
East Lothian Culture & Heritage Centre - Winner
East Lothian Council selected Gray, Marshall & Associates of Edinburgh to design a new Culture and Heritage Centre in Haddington.
In consultation with the RIAS, the winning firm was chosen from a shortlist of six architects based on design quality & cost. Architects submitting for the competition included Richard Murphy and Malcolm Fraser Architects
West Road housing, proposed
Gareth Hoskins Architects: no details yet, not on site
Haddington has more than 200 listed buildings. Haddington Architecture reaches its climax with not only the Town House but the nearby Court House (on Court Street), designed by William Burn. Leith's Custom House interior remodelling is also by William Burn, Architect.
The Jane Welsh Carlyle House, childhood home of the woman who later married the famous Thomas Carlyle, is accessed at the west end of Haddington’s High Street. The centre of the town is carefully controlled with input from HADAS, the local Architecture Society.
Context : Brief History of Haddington
Haddington was a strategically important town, the capital of Haddingtonshire; Aberlady was its port. The Siege of Haddington took place in the mid 16th century when the English barricaded the town against the joint forces of Scots and French.
Nungate Bridge is reputedly the oldest remaining in Scotland, and on the west side is where the French garrison gathered in 1549 (to assist the Scottish) to defeat the English holding siege to Haddington. At that time, in the days of Henry VIII, the Scottish Parliament met in Haddington.
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