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post updated 28 July 2021

Haddington Building News

Haddington Property News

28 Aug + 7 Apr 2018
Haddington House Sale

Beautiful 4-bed extended house at :

21 Aug 2016
Mill Wynd Properties
McCarthy & Stone retirement apartments nearing completion at Mill Wynd, EH41 4FF, with many apartments already occupied.

The Hailes is a new development of 43 one and two bedroom apartments and 6 two-bed cottages in Haddington.

The retirement apartments development is now over 50% sold.

McCarthy & Stone retirement apartments in Haddington

6 Aug 2016
George Hotel Building in Haddington
Work is now under way to transform a landmark building in Haddington town centre into 15 flats, a cafe and an art gallery, reports the East Lothian Courier.

Photos of the refurbishment works underway on the 6th of August 2016:

photos © Adrian Welch

George Hotel at the east end of the High Street:

photo © Adrian Welch

Ambitious plans to revive the former George Hotel and bring it back to life were approved by East Lothian Council at the end of July 2016.

Work is already under way on the building, at the eastern end of the High Street, with Jim Wilkie, director of MNH (Haddington) Ltd, keen to see things moving forward.

The cafe would occupy part of the ground floor, with the retail unit on part of the ground floor and also the first floor.

Then flats would then be created over four floors, including the ground floor.

Website: George Hotel Building in Haddington

26 Mar 2016
East Lothian Community Hospital, Haddington, South East Scotland

image from architect

Planning permission granted for the building of a new community hospital at Roodlands, Haddington. It is being developed by East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Lothian.

East Lothian Community Hospital Haddington Building

28 May 2012
Haddington Building Addition
Garleton Unit, Herdmanflat Hospital

Location: north edge of Haddington

Date built: 1965
Design: Peter Womersley

Under refurbishment in 2012.

photos © Adrian Welch

Peter Womersley

15 Feb 2012

Haddington Town Centre Vision News

Haddington Town Centre Vision

Project partners:
Royal Burgh of Haddington and District Community Council
Haddington and District Amenity Society
Haddington Business Asociation
Haddington History Society

Supported by East Lothian Council

Project Team:
Urban Animation, with
Nick Wright Associates
WMUD
Dhu Rural

Brief:
Prepare a 10-20 year VISION to secure the long term economic, environmental and civic vitality of Haddington Town Centre.

Summary:
The project is founded on a broad campaign of engagement with local people, businesses, public agencies and community groups which will include two public events in Haddington Centre, in late February and late March. The Vision is intended to illustrate how Haddington Town Centre can remain attractive, competitive and popular in an era of online shopping, out of town retailing and economic change. The study will inform and complement East Lothian Council’s Haddington Town Centre Strategy. Local residents and other interested parties are invited to comment and offer suggestions through an online survey at tinyurl.com/haddington

WORKSHOP 1 – What Makes Haddington Special?
Wednesday 29 Feb 2012, 7.00-8.30pm

WORKSHOP 2 – A Vision for Haddington Town Centre
Wednesday 28 Mar 2012, 7.00-8.30pm

Both events at The Trinity Centre, Church Street, Haddington

Views around Haddington town centre:

George Hotel ends vista at east end of High Street:

building: photo © Adrian Welch apr 2007

High Street, looking west towards Town House:

building: photo © Adrian Welch apr 2007

High Street shops & Mercat Cross to left of picture:

building: photo © Adrian Welch apr 2007

Links:
Poster: goo.gl/cV0R1
Survey: tinyurl.com/haddington

There is more information on the vision project on the Council’s website:
Haddington Town Centre Vision – external link

Further information and images from Urban Animation
email [email protected] tel. 0131 477 0676 www.urban-animation.com

Haddington Architecture – Key Buildings

St Mary’s Church Haddington

photo © Adrian Welch

John Gray Centre – new building

image from architect

Haddington Office Building

photograph : Paul Zanre

Waterloo Bistro

photo © Adrian Welch

Haddington Shop Refurbishment
Smith Architects ; East Lothian Council ; Charles Taylor Woodwork

photo : Keith Hunter Photography
Haddington Shop

East Lothian Culture & Heritage Centre – Winner
East Lothian Council selected Gray, Marshall & Associates of Edinburgh to design a new Culture and Heritage Centre in Haddington.

In consultation with the RIAS, the winning firm was chosen from a shortlist of six architects based on design quality & cost. Architects submitting for the competition included Richard Murphy and Malcolm Fraser Architects

West Road housing, proposed
Gareth Hoskins Architects: lower part of field, not on site

Historic Haddington Buildings

Haddington Town House (above), 1748, originally by William Adam but little of his work remains: Haddington Town House

The adjacent building to the south-west is the Haddington Court House (below) by William Burn:

A court-room and assembly room were added to the Court Street (west) side of Adam’s Town House in 1788, over the colonnaded Haddington Market.

Haddington has more than 200 listed buildings. Haddington Architecture reaches its climax with not only the Town House but the nearby Court House (on Court Street), designed by William Burn. Leith’s Custom House interior remodelling is also by William Burn, Architect.

The Jane Welsh Carlyle House, childhood home of the woman who later married the famous Thomas Carlyle, is accessed at the west end of Haddington’s High Street. The centre of the town is carefully controlled with input from HADAS, the local Architecture Society.

Haddington – Views from around the Town

Haddington was made a royal burgh by David I in the 12th century and was the birthplace of Alexander II and (possibly?) John Knox.

Context : Brief History of Haddington
Haddington was a strategically important town, the capital of Haddingtonshire; Aberlady was its port. The Siege of Haddington took place in the mid 16th century when the English barricaded the town against the joint forces of Scots and French.
Nungate Bridge is reputedly the oldest remaining in Scotland, and on the west side is where the French garrison gathered in 1549 (to assist the Scottish) to defeat the English holding siege to Haddington. At that time, in the days of Henry VIII, the Scottish Parliament met in Haddington.