Sadly, one of East Lothian’s last Tin Tabernacles is very likely to be demolished. Despite being classed by the Buildings at Risk Register as one of several local buildings at ‘high risk’ (of decay or development), a developer now has the permissions they need to build on this sensitive site on the edge of the…
The Tin Tabernacle is a fascinating vernacular building, formerly a hall to St Anne’s Episcopal Church, which was also made of tin. There is a note in the parish history that the tabernacle was dismantled and transported to Dunbar all the way from Falkirk, where it was no longer required. St Anne’s “iron church”, on…
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Guidelines to buying an old building [nb: this leaflet was available to Local Authority Planning Departments and Estate Agents for distribution to their clients. It is published by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, with whom the copyright is vested, and which can be contacted for further information, though the leaflet itself seems to…
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