There’s a cruel irony to the name “convenience store”. For many who live beside one, there’s nothing remotely convenient about it. Before dawn, the first delivery lorry shudders into the narrow high street, reversing beepers echoing off the old stone fronts. Metal roll cages clatter onto the pavement, blocking prams and wheelchairs, while engines idle…
Trees within Conservation Areas are protected by legislation, ensuring the preservation of our natural, historical and cultural heritage. Apparently, and I never knew this, it is an offence to fell, lop, top, or carry out any work on trees within a Conservation Area without permission. Conviction of an offence could result in a fine of…
If you are a listed property owner, why not have your say on VAT. Currently VAT is chargeable at 20% on almost all repairs and maintenance works, whereas the building of new properties is exempt. Harlow Consulting is working with Historic Environment Scotland to explore how refunding VAT on extensions, repairs and maintenance would affect…
Expressions of interest from property owners for potential repair projects are now invited. The deadline for applications for the first round of funding is Friday 24th February 2023. Future rounds of funding will be advertised in due course. A free Dunbar CARS introduction event will take place on Wednesday 15th February in the Community Room of…
The building at numbers 21 and 25 High Street Dunbar looks uninteresting unless you head round the back or delve into old photo and postcard archives. The tenement conceals its history well, for it is in fact late 18th century and merited a C-listing back in 1971.
Yes. Most of the older parts of Dunbar, though not all, are in the Dunbar Conservation Area [1] Dunbar has one of 30 conservation areas in East Lothian, which sounds like quite an achievement, but there are 600 in Scotland. Planning authorities designate Conservation Areas in Scotland, which have a combination of special architectural and…
Dunbar Post Office by Walter Robertson A new Post Office for Dunbar was commissioned by HM Public Works and completed in 1904. The Post Office, now numbers 32 and 32a High Street, Dunbar is attributed to the eminent public works architect Walter Wood Robertson, notable for contributions that include the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. Of…
The Buildings at Risk Toolkit is part of an initiative funded by Historic Scotland and managed by The Architectural Heritage Fund. It explores and guides on ways to tackle Scotland’s most endangered historic buildings. The Toolkit comprises advice on a range of matters relating to buildings at risk and should be of value to anyone…
Call the Technical Advice Line on 020 7456 0916. Weekdays 9.30am-12.30pm https://www.spab.org.uk/advice/technical-advice-line The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings’ (SPAM) advice line is a free and confidential service open to anyone with a technical enquiry relating to old buildings. Helpline advisors are qualified building surveyors and architects who answer over 1000 calls a year…
Maintaining, altering or renovating a listed home? Looking to buy one? Check out the The Scottish Listed Property Show. Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Saturday 26 October 2019 9am – 5pm Entry £10 or free to members (£48/a) If you’re of a romantic and purist disposition (cf. William Morris) or have just found a sleeping beauty I…
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