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Latitude: 56.001 / 56°0'3"N
Longitude: -2.5154 / 2°30'55"W
OS Eastings: 367954
OS Northings: 678796
OS Grid: NT679787
Mapcode National: GBR ND4V.JCZ
Mapcode Global: WH8W0.BFFC
Plus Code: 9C8V2F2M+CR
Entry Name: 34 High Street, Dunbar
Listing Name: 34 High Street
Listing Date: 5 February 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 360881
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24802
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dunbar, 34 High Street
ID on this website: 200360881
Location: Dunbar
County: East Lothian
Town: Dunbar
Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Alexander Ponton, 1788-91. 3-storey, L-plan house with
basement to rear wing. Squared and coursed sandstone front;
random rubble rear and sides. Droved plain ashlar margins;
ashlar band course above basement. Eaves cornice. Rendered S
gable. Slate roofs and gable head stacks. 12-pane glazing
pattern, smaller at 3rd floor.
ENTRANCE ELEVATION: 5-bay, symmetrical. Early 19th century
Roman Doric porch projecting onto High Street with dentil
cornice. Panelled door and plate glass fanlight. Segmental
arch bridging N side coach entrance.
W WING: 4-bay across 3 N bays of High Street block. Door in
1st return bay. W end gable with 2 windows to S. N elevation
by passage with random window arrangement.
INTERIOR: some original chimneypieces survive, and some
Edwardian insertions.
Presently a retirement home. Commissioned by Earl of
Lauderdale allededly as competition to the St George Hotel.
Called the 'New Inn' then: still referred to as such today.
Used as barracks in 19th century. 3 chimneypiece designs by
Robert Adam never realised.
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