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St Mary's Haddington : photo © Adrian Welch
Waterloo Bistro
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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 - Key buildings
building: photo © adrian welch apr 2007
Haddington Town House (above), 1748, originally by William Adam but little of his work remains: Haddington Town House
The adjacent building to the south-west is the Haddington Court House (below) by William Burn:
building: photo © adrian welch apr 2007
A court-room and assembly room were added to the Court Street (west) side of Adam's Town House in 1788, over the colonnaded Haddington Market.
Haddington view © Adrian Welch
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.
Views from around the Town:
Court Street looking west with banks on right:
building: photo © adrian welch apr 2007
George Hotel ends vista at east end of High Street:
building: photo © adrian welch apr 2007
High Street, looking west towards Town House:
building: photo © adrian welch apr 2007
High Street shops & Mercat Cross to left of picture:
building: photo © adrian welch apr 2007
Haddington was made a royal burgh by David I in the 12th century and was the birthplace of Alexander II and (possibly?) John Knox.
Nungate Bridge, adj. St Mary's Haddington © Adrian Welch
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.
building image © Adrian Welch
Haddington Restaurant : Waterside Restaurant & Bistro
Haddington Church - St Martin's Kirk
East Lothian building : house
East Lothian house photo © Keith Hunter, from Paterson Architects
One West Road Haddington
image © Adrian Welch
Haddington: Malt Mill
Factory in centre of town © Adrian Welch
Briery Meadows Haddington
Haddington house - 97 Abbot's View
1964
Campbell & Arnott Architects
image © Adrian Welch
Haddington Office Building
Haddington Court House architect : William Burn
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