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Assembly Rooms, Church Street, Dunbar

A Category B Listed Building in Dunbar, East Lothian

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Coordinates

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

ID on this website: 200360813

Location: Dunbar

County: East Lothian

Town: Dunbar

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

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.

Statement of Interest

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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