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Latitude: 55.9554 / 55°57'19"N
Longitude: -2.9746 / 2°58'28"W
OS Eastings: 339243
OS Northings: 674022
OS Grid: NT392740
Mapcode National: GBR 2J.XX96
Mapcode Global: WH7TV.8KSX
Plus Code: 9C7VX24G+45
Entry Name: Pavilion, Polwarth Playing Fields, Prestonpans
Listing Name: Preston, Polwarth Playing Field Pavilion
Listing Date: 29 March 2000
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 394393
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB47013
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200394393
Location: Prestonpans
County: East Lothian
Electoral Ward: Preston, Seton and Gosford
Parish: Prestonpans
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Pavilion
Earlier 20th century, with later addition to rear. Single storey and attic playing field pavilion. Rendered and whitewashed, with red brick detailing. Deep brick base course.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 9-bay, comprising advanced 3-light canted centre and outer bays, with crenellated blocking courses, breaking eaves, centre bay breaking pitch with bipartite window centred at attic. Steps to central 7 bays; timber doors flanked by single windows, flanking advanced centre bay, overhanging eaves forming loggia.
E ELEVATION: 4-bay, bays divided by vertical brick bands. Pair of small windows in bays flanking centre.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: obscured by wall. 3 small windows, evenly arranged, in bay to outer left; projecting central bay, with small window to right of centre. Single storey addition to right.
W ELEVATION: not seen, 2000.
Variety of metal (?) windows. Red pantile roof; terracotta ridge. Stylised wallhead stack centred and breaking pitch at N elevation; brick coped, with circular can. Cast-iron rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen, 2000.
Polwarth Playing Field Pavilion is of interest for its 1930's detailing. During the 1930's there was a social trend towards health and the outdoors, primarily to combat the growth of infectious diseases.
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