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Latitude: 56.0019 / 56°0'6"N
Longitude: -2.514 / 2°30'50"W
OS Eastings: 368043
OS Northings: 678890
OS Grid: NT680788
Mapcode National: GBR ND4V.K1Q
Mapcode Global: WH8W0.CD3Q
Plus Code: 9C8V2F2P+QC
Entry Name: Assembly Rooms, Church Street, Dunbar
Listing Name: Church Street, Old Assembly Rooms
Listing Date: 5 February 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 360813
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24754
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dunbar, Church Street, Assembly Rooms
ID on this website: 200360813
Location: Dunbar
County: East Lothian
Town: Dunbar
Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
1822. Assembly Rooms, 2-storey and substantial basement.
Coursed ironstone rubble with droved Catcraig ashlar quoins
and piended slate roof.
W entrance front of 5 bays with arched doorway in 2nd over
basement bridge; double doors. Steps down to basement. Tall
ground floor blind windows sashes with blind windows above.
Side elevation blank with wallhead stacks.
REAR E ELEVATION: 5 bays. Basement altered for habitation, 3
generous, ground floor sash windows to left (ballroom).
Tripartite in 5th bay 1st floor to N multi-pane sashes.
INTERIOR: kitchen to N of ground floor with entrance and
staircase adjoining and supper room above. Former ballroom to
S with bowed balcony off staircase platt; high ceiling, coved
with boldly moulded cornice.
Decorative wrought-iron railings at W front.
Assembly rooms built for town gatherings of neighbouring
farmers; funds raised by subscription. Sited at foot of
Cossar's Wynd (formerly Craws Wynd) and to the S.
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