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The Shore (former Foresters Arms), Colvin Street, Dunbar

A Category C Listed Building in Dunbar, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0025 / 56°0'8"N

Longitude: -2.5145 / 2°30'52"W

OS Eastings: 368011

OS Northings: 678958

OS Grid: NT680789

Mapcode National: GBR ND4V.JSG

Mapcode Global: WH8W0.BDV8

Plus Code: 9C8V2F2P+X6

Entry Name: The Shore (former Foresters Arms), Colvin Street, Dunbar

Listing Name: The Shore (former Foresters Arms), excluding two small flat roofed extensions to northeast and large two-storey extension to north, Colvin Street, Dunbar

Listing Date: 11 January 1988

Last Amended: 17 January 2022

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 360814

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24755

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200360814

Location: Dunbar

County: East Lothian

Town: Dunbar

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Late 18th century. Three-storey building on angle of converging streets. Adjoining wing to north; five-bay, two-storey and basement, and single storey, single bay abutting. Rubble mostly rendered on street frontages with pantiled roofs. Plain, raised skews to main blocks.

South front (entrance): three-bay on sloping ground with off-centre door. Painted margins with raised cills at first and second floor. Plate glass and 12-pane sashes. Raised quoins and band course above ground floor.

East gable: two ground floor windows, smaller first floor windows and gable light.

North elevation (rear): much altered by extensions. Steeply gabled rubble stair block at rear of main block with two pigeon loft openings.

Statement of Interest

Formerly served as public house in the later 20th century. Later converted into flats (2022).

Statutory address revised in 2022. Previously listed as '2 Colvin Street, Foresters Arms'.

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