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Latitude: 55.9589 / 55°57'32"N
Longitude: -2.9855 / 2°59'7"W
OS Eastings: 338568
OS Northings: 674424
OS Grid: NT385744
Mapcode National: GBR 2J.XM6L
Mapcode Global: WH7TV.3HL6
Plus Code: 9C7VX257+HQ
Entry Name: Town Hall, High Street, Prestonpans
Listing Name: High Street, Town Hall
Listing Date: 20 March 1997
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 390603
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43945
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200390603
Location: Prestonpans
County: East Lothian
Town: Prestonpans
Electoral Ward: Preston, Seton and Gosford
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Seat of local government
Peter Whitecross, 1896. Subdued Renaissance large gabled structure in squared and snecked red sandstone, hammer-faced, with eaves course, skews, quoins, rybats and mullions smooth-dressed and chamfered. Lower outshot to rear.
N (FRONT) ELEVATION: quasi-symmetrical, essentially 3-bay. Door off- centre, 6-panelled, 2-leaf with blocked fanlight, moulded architrave with carved frieze, cornice and rounded carved pediment. Flanked to E by tall window with cornice, to W by small window and tall window, both with cornices. Upper level with central corniced tripartite window, stone mullions, and small central pediment.
E ELEVATION: essentially 7-bay. Main hall with 4 tall windows equally spaced, outer right bay with carved, pedimented datestone. Lower rear section with door, plain with bipartite fanlight, flanked to N by tripartite window.
Windows small-pane and top-opening, 15-panes to tall windows, mostly 6-pane to smaller.
Roof to lower rear section piended. Main roof in graded grey slate, decorative clay ridge tiles, skews. Front gable with moulded skewputts with ball finials, pedimented finial block to apex.
Rear gable with small stack, projecting cope with 2 plain cans. Decorative rainwater hoppers.
The carved frieze on the front door simply "Town Hall" while the pediment incorporates the crest of the "Burgh of Prestonpans".
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