Aberlady Bird Centre Lothian, SOC headquarters Building,Photo
Aberlady Birdwatching Centre
Scottish Bird Centre, East Lothian, Scotland by Simpson & Brown Architects, Edinburgh
post updated 18 November 2023
Waterston House
Contact details (correct at the tme of last checking, Nov 2023):
Phone: 44 1875 871330
Email: mail(at)the-soc.org.uk
Address:
Scottish Ornithologists’ Club,
Waterston House,
Aberlady,
East Lothian,
EH32 0PY
SOC Headquarters
Simpson & Brown Architects project – Aberlady Bird Centre – with structural timber by Carpenter Oak & Woodland Co. Ltd.
The Scottish birdwatchers’ resource centre also contains a wildlife art gallery, a library and a shop.
Waterston House is the headquarters of the SOC – Scotland’s birdwatchers’ Club. The coastal property is open to visitors daily.
Scottish Ornithologists Club Headquarters: SOC – Scotland’s bird club
The centre has views of the nearby Aberlady bay nature reserve. There is a year-round programme of exhibitions by leading wildlife artists, an extensive library and a small shop selling gifts, cards, second hand books, optical equipment and other bird watching resources.
Carpenter Oak & Woodland Co. Ltd, Angus: enquiries(at)cowcoscotland.co.uk
News Excerpt re the SOC Headquarters:
Aberlady Birdwatching
Planning Permission Granted for Waterston House, Aberlady: The SOC’s plans for its new headquarters took a step forward with the granting of planning permission by East Lothian Council for the £750,000 Scottish Birdwatching Resource Centre at Aberlady.
02.10.03
Aberlady
Aberlady is a coastal village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian. The village had an estimated population of 1,260 in 2020.
Aberlady Parish Church dates back to the 15th century. It was re-built in 1887. In 1986, the parishes of Aberlady and Gullane were merged, and the Manse is now in Gullane.
The “Aberlady Heritage Project” is a community-led project. In 2008 it surveyed three sites — the medieval harbour quay commissioned in 1535, the Iron Age fort and associated souterrain at Kilspindie, and the Anglo-Saxon site at the Glebe. Aberlady boasts the largest collection of stray Anglo-Saxon finds yet discovered in Scotland.
source: wikipedia
Building Designs by Simpson & Brown Architects:
Contemporary Scottish Designs by Simpson & Brown Architects: – key architectural selection below:
Featured Edinburgh Buildings with involvement by Simpson & Brown Architects:
Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian
Mavisbank House, Midlothian
St Ninian’s Manse, Leith
Mansfield Traquair Centre, Edinburgh New Town
SOC Headquarters – Waterston House Project completed mid 2005
Aberlady : Housing page
Structural Timber: Carpenter Oak & Woodland Co, Kirriemuir: 01575 560295
Scottish Ornithologists Club – Website: www.the-soc.fsnet.co.uk
Scottish Capital Building Designs
Contemporary Scottish Capital Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:
Leith Docks
architecture picture from architect
Royal Museum of Scotland
Scottish capital building photograph © Adrian Welch
Scottish National Monument
structure photograph © Adrian Welch
Edinburgh Castle
Scottish historic property picture © Adrian Welch
Comments / photos for the Aberlady Bird Centre East Lothian Building – Scottish Architecture page welcome:
