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34 High Street, Dunbar

A Category A Listed Building in Dunbar, East Lothian

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Coordinates

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

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Description

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.

Statement of Interest

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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