Stephen Edwards
Italics indicate property located outwith the burgh, in the landward section of the parish of Inveresk
In this essay:
Architecture
NB Some information, including dates, is conjectural
A) Demolished or otherwise lost, 1945-2000
Public buildings | Schools | Shops | Housing
Public buildings
- Old Jubilee Bridge, iron footbridge across river Esk from James Street to New Street, 1948. Swept away by flood. Now replaced by iron footbridge.
- Old Shorthope Street bridge, iron footbridge across River Esk from Shorthope Street to North High Street, 1960s. Now replaced by reinforced concrete footbridge.
- Old Hayweights clock, Bridge Street and North High Street junction, 1960s. Now replaced by Brunton Hall and Theatre. Old clock faces transferred to Stuart’s Net Mills tower, 1980s.
- Central Cinema (built 1914), Mall Avenue, 1961, when cinema moved into old Regal Cinema premises. Now replaced by bus depot.
- Regal Cinema (from 1961 became Playhouse), Dalrymple Loan, 1970s. Now replaced by flats.
- Old railway station, Mall Avenue, 1980s. Now replaced by car park, landscaping, riverside footpath and partly reinstated Hayweights clock.
- Old iron Campie railway bridge and lines now replaced by reinforced concrete road bridge and Olive Bank Road.
- Toilets, High Street 1980s. Now replaced by Parsonage flats.
- Fever Hospital, Park Lane, 1990s. Now replaced by housing.
Schools
- Old Burgh Primary School, Eskside East and Shorthope Street corner, 1964. Now replaced by Eskgreen Home.
- Loretto Senior School:
- Most of Holm House, Millhill, 1960s. Now replaced by sports hall.
- East end of chapel with six stained glass windows, 1960s. Now replaced by chapel
- Extension (stained glass windows by Selwyn Image now in art gallery near Birmingham).
Shops
High Street
- 1950s. Some now replaced by Woolworths.
- 1960s. Some now replaced by People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals and Travel Choice, new Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-operative Society, Farmfoods, Ali’s Cave, blocks between Luca’s and Loretto Roman Catholic Primary School in Newbigging and Bank of Scotland.
- 1970s. Some now replaced by block between Clydesdale Bank and Mackay’s and Halifax block.
- 1990s. Some now replaced by Cancer Research and Mackay’s and Halifax blocks.
Bridge Street
- 1980s. Some now replaced by flats.
North High Street
- 1970s, 1980s, 1990s. Some now replaced by houses, flats and sheltered housing, including conversion of old Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-operative Society.
- Commercial and industrial buildings
- Ladywell Brewery, apart from offices, 1978. Now replaced by Ladywell housing.
- Inveresk paper mill chimney, 1980s. Now replaced by Esk Mills Industrial Estate.
- Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-operative Society creamery and garage, 1980s. Now replaced by Quayside conference centre and restaurant, leisure centre and Mariner’s Quay flats.
- Tannery, Millhill, 1990s. Now replaced by Millhill Wynd flats.
- Brunton’s wireworks, 1990s, 2000. Now partly replaced by Tesco supermarket with rest to be replaced by new medical centre, offices, houses and flats.
Housing
- Fisher’s Wynd, North High Street, Market Street (Scrappy Castle), Newbigging and Rothesay Place, 1950s. Now partly replaced by houses and flats.
- Beach Lane and Bellfield, 1960s. Now partly replaced by flats, including Bellfield Court.
- New Street, 1970s. Now partly replaced by houses and flats.
- Brunton’s wireworks, 1990s, 2000. To be replaced by new medical centre, offices, houses and flats.
B) Allowed to fall into disrepair, 1945-2000
Churches | Public Buildings | Commercial and Industrial Buildings | Housing
Churches
- St Michael’s Church, Inveresk, 1990s. Gravestones and walls. Vandalised and collapsed.
Public Buildings
- Lewisvale Park Lodge, 1990s. Boarded up and vandalised.
- Wedderburn House, Inveresk, 1990s. Boarded up and vandalised. To be reinstated as housing.
Commercial and Industrial Buildings
- Stuart’s Net Mills office, 1980s. Dome and roof removed.
- South of Scotland Electricity Board Offices, High Street, 1990s. Boarded up. To be reinstated as restaurant and flats.
- Pinkiehill Farm, Inveresk, 1990s. Outbuildings and chimney. Neglected.
Housing
- 69 Millhill, 1950s. Boarded up and used as electricity substation.
- Eskgrove, Inveresk, doocot, 1998. Roof removed.
C) Reinstated, 1945-2000
Churches | Public Buildings | Schools | Shops | Commercial and Industrial Buildings | Housing
Churches
- High Kirk, 1990s. Now Musselburgh Museum of Dolls and Art Exhibits.
Public Buildings
- Pavilion Cinema, High Street, 1960s. Now Discount Carpets shop.
- Hayweights Cinema (owned by Di Rollo’s from 1924), Bridge Street, sold 1974 to Johnny’s Bingo Club. Now The Hayweights Club.
- Musselburgh council offices, High Street, 1970s. Now Hollies day centre.
- Brunton Hall, theatre, restaurant and bar, 1977. Reception area, 1999.
- Hayweights clock canopy, 1998. Now shelter in Mall Avenue with new clock, pillars, seat and path.
- Drinking fountain, High Street, 1999. Now second world war memorial.
- Wash houses, South Street, 2000. Now JS Indefatigable, Musselburgh Sea Cadet Unit.
Schools
- Fisherrow School, 1977. Now Fisherrow Community Centre.
- Loretto Junior School: Eskbank House, 1960s. Now classrooms.
- Loretto Senior School:
- Pinkie House, 1952. Now boys’ boarding house.
- Old Greenlees laboratories, 1970s. Now design & technology department.
- Old gymnasium, 1979. Now theatre and concert hall.
- Doocot, 1980s. Now staff accommodation.
- Trafalgar Lodge sanatorium, 1981. Now Balcarres and Holm girls’ boarding houses.
- Old Music School, 1992. Now bursar’s office space.
Shops
- High Street, 1990s. launderette – Kesley’s Bookshop to 2002.
- North High Street, 1980s, 1990s.
- Old Musselburgh & Fisherrow Co-operative Society. Now flats, some sheltered housing.
Commercial and Industrial Buildings
- Garage, High Street and Dalrymple Loan corner, 1960s. Now Somerfield supermarket.
- Stuart’s Net Mills, 1980s. Now industrial units, offices and job centres.
- Hall’s Coachworks, North High Street and Harbour Road corner, 1980s. Now flats.
- Ladywell Brewery offices, North High Street, 1981. Now Ladywell housing.
- Lemonade factory, High Street, 1993. Now Parsonage housing.
Housing
- Pinkie House, 1952. Now Loretto senior boys’ boarding house.
- French Ambassador’s House, High Street, 1960s. Now restored.
- 3 High Street, 1980s. Now Loretto Gallery.
- 13 High Street, 1980s. Now flats. Coach house now house.
- Red House Home, Millhill, 1980s. Now flats.
- Millhill Cottage, Millhill, 1989. Now restored.
- Parsonage, High Street, 1993. Now flats.
- Newhailes House, lodges, stables, grotto and tea house, 1997. Acquired to be restored and opened to public by National Trust for Scotland.
- Cottages, Kilwinning Place, 1998. Now restored.
- Inveresk Gate, 1999. Now flats. Doocot now restored.
D) New buildings since 1945
Churches | Public Buildings | Schools | Shops | Commercial and Industrial Buildings | Housing
Churches
- St. Peter’s Church Hall, High Street, 1950s.
- St. Ninian’s Church, Pinkie Brae, 1955. Architect – Peter Whiston. Engineer – T. Harley Haddow.
Public Buildings
- New Jubilee Bridge, steel footbridge across river Esk from James Street to New Street, 1951.
- Electricity bridge, steel and concrete road bridge, across river Esk from James Street to New Street, 1963. Engineers – Fairhurst & Partners. Built to assist construction of Cockenzie Power Station.
- Library, Bridge Street, 1964.
- Fire station, Newbigging, begun 1963, opened July 1964.
- New Shorthope Street bridge, reinforced concrete footbridge across river Esk from Shorthope Street to North High Street, 1968. Engineers – Bierrum & Partners.
- British Legion Club, High Street, 1969. Architect – Ronald W. Gardiner. Now Linkfield, Loretto Senior School Sixth Form Centre and examination hall.
- Brunton Hall and Theatre, Bridge Street and North High Street junction, 1971. Architect – Sir William Kininmonth. Gilded relief sculpture by Tom Whalen. Opened by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
- New Campie bridge, reinforced concrete road bridge across river Esk from Mall Avenue to Olive Bank Road, 1980s.
- New railway station, Whitehill Farm Road, 1990s.
- Esk Medical Centre, Ladywell Way, 1990s.
- Musselburgh Sports Centre, Inveresk Brae, 1990. Swimming pool, 1995.
- Racecourse, Queen’s Stand, 3 July 1995. Opened by HM the Queen.
- Racecourse, the Links Pavilion, 2000. Opened by HRH the Princess Royal.
Schools
- Burgh Primary School, Kilwinning Place, January 1965.
- Pinkie St. Peter’s Primary School, Pinkie Road, August 1956.
- Stoneyhill Primary School, Clayknowes Way, opened 1996.
- Musselburgh Grammar School extension, Inveresk Brae, 1960s, opened 1970.
- Loretto Junior School:
- North Esk Lodge assembly hall, 1970.
- Study centre, 1989. Opened by The Rt Hon The Lord Advocate, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, OL.
- Art, Information Technology and E Form Eskdale Building, 1998.
- Early years extension to Eskbank House, 1999.
- Loretto Senior School:
- Old Greenlees laboratories wings, 1957. Architect – D.H. Cattanach, OL.
- Hope House, 1964.
- Pinkie House extension, School House extension and Seton House, 1965. Architect – David Carr.
- Dining hall extension, 1965.
- Chapel extension, 1965. Architect – Kenneth Graham of Sir Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners. Stained glass by John Lawrie.
- Tunnel under A199 road, 1966.
- Squash courts, 1970s.
- New science building, 1972. Architect – David Carr. Foundation stone laid by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
- Old gymnasium conversion to theatre and concert hall, 1979.
- Chaplaincy centre and sports hall, 1980s.
- Dining hall extension, 1980s. Architects – Simpson & Brown.
- Industry and business centre, 1987. Architects – Simpson & Brown. Foundation stone laid by Sir Hector Laing, OL, chairman, United Biscuits.
- Seton House extension, 1990s.
- New music school, 1992. Architect – Jack Powell.
- Trafalgar Lodge extensions to form Balcarres House and Holm House, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996. Architects – Simpson & Brown. Opened by Miss Pauline Rait, OL, governor, Loretto School.
- School House extension, 1993. Architects – Simpson & Brown.
- Communication and Resource Centre, 1999. Architects – Simpson & Brown. Opened by Sir Ian Vallance, chairman, British Telecom.
Shops
- High Street, Woolworth’s, 1950s.
- New Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-operative Society, Farmfoods and Ali’s Cave, 1960s. People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals and Travel Choice, 1962.
- Blocks between Luca’s and Loretto Roman Catholic Primary School in Newbigging, 1969. Architect – Douglas Sanderson.
- Bank of Scotland, 1969. Architect – Esmé Gordon.
- Block between Clydesdale Bank and Mackay’s and Halifax block, 1970s.
- Cancer Research and Mackay’s and Halifax blocks, 1990s.
- Mall Avenue and Inveresk Road corner, Tesco supermarket, 1998. Architects – Ian Burke Associates.
Commercial and Industrial Buildings
- Hall’s coachworks, North High Street and Harbour Road corner, 1950s.
- Alex Mitchell and Sons, solicitors and estate agents, Eskside West, 1964. Architects – Alan Reiach & Partners.
- Cruden’s, Esk Mills, Fisherrow, Inveresk and Newhailes Industrial Estates, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s.
- Quayside Conference Centre, restaurant and leisure centre, 1980s.
- Job centre, Station Road, 1990s.
Housing
Central and Outer Areas
- Mostly public housing, 1950s, 1960s.
- Mostly private housing, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s.
North Central Area
- In vicinity of North High Street, Fisher’s Wynd, New Street, Beach Lane, Promenade, Mountjoy Terrace, Hercus Loan, Market Street and Olive Bank Road.
South Central Area
- In vicinity of High Street, Millhill, Eskside East, James Street, Goose Green Place, Wanless Court, Newbigging, Kilwinning Street, Manse Lane, Dalrymple Loan, Pinkie Road, Inveresk Road and Rothesay Place.
South Outer Area
- In vicinity of Inveresk Village Road, Crookston Road, Wedderburn Terrace, Carberry Road, Delta Place, Smeaton Grove, Carberry Grove and Carberry Close.
North East Outer Area
- In vicinity of Linkfield Road, Ashgrove, Windsor Park, Woodside Gardens and Levenhall.
South East Outer Area
- In vicinity of Pinkie Road, Grove Street, Park Lane, Edenhall Road, Pinkie Terrace and Pinkie Brae.
North West Area
- In vicinity of Edinburgh Road and Newhailes.
South West Area
- In vicinity of Newhailes Road, Stoneyhill, Stoneybank and Monktonhall.
The Designed Landscape
NB Some information, including dates, is conjectural
Demolished or otherwise lost | Allowed to fall into disrepair | Reinstated | New landscapes
A) Demolished or otherwise lost, 1945-2000
- Pinkie House estate, 1951. Now partly replaced by Loretto School boys’ boarding houses and sports pitches, Pinkie St. Peter’s Primary School, playing fields and housing.
- Stoneyhill House estate, 1960s. Now mostly replaced by housing.
- Newhailes House estate, 1960s. Now partly replaced by garden centre, housing and industrial estates.
- Inveresk Gate estate, 1999. Now mostly replaced by housing.
B) Allowed to fall into disrepair, 1945-2000
- Wedderburn House gardens, 1990s. To be partly replaced by housing.
C) Reinstated, 1945-2000
- Inveresk Lodge garden, 1959. Work including ornamental features, seats, paths, flower beds and trees. Restored and opened to public by National Trust for Scotland.
- Lewisvale Park, 1990s. Work including aviary, formal garden, picnic area, recreational areas for younger and older children, decorative iron bandstand, lamp standards and railings, seats, paths, flower beds, grass and trees. Restored by East Lothian Council.
- River Esk and Crookston Road walkways and cycleways, 1990s. Work including seats and trees. Restored by East Lothian Council and Edinburgh Green Belt Trust.
- Newhailes House estate gardens, ha ha, grotto and tea house, 1997. Acquired to be restored and opened to public by National Trust for Scotland.
D) New designed landscapes since 1945
- Lagoons, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000. Work including paths, ash, topsoil, grass and trees. Carried out by East Lothian Council and Scottish Power.
- Garden at New Street and Beach Lane corner, 1980s. Work including old Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-operative Society Ltd decorative stonework dated AD1900, brickwork, seat, paving slabs, shrubs and trees. Carried out by East Lothian Council.
- Levenhall Links Leisure Park, 1990s. Work including bird sanctuary, lake, paths, topsoil, grass and trees. Carried out by East Lothian Council.
- Brunstane Burn walkway, 1990s. Work including bridges, paths, topsoil, grass and trees.
- River Esk banks, Eskside East and Eskside West, 1990s. Work including seats, litter bins, bulbs, flower beds and grass. Carried out by East Lothian Council.
- Garden at Kilwinning Street and Kilwinning Place corner, 1990s. Work including railings, shrubs and trees. Carried out by East Lothian Council.
- John Muir Coastal Trail, 2000. Work including paths and information boards. Carried out by East Lothian Council.
- Promenade Millennium Garden, 2000. Work including time capsule, ‘sail’ shelter, seats, paths and flower beds. Carried out by Musselburgh & Inveresk Community Council and East Lothian Council.
- Our Lady of Loretto and St. Michael Archangel Church Millennium Garden, 2000. Work including seats, paving slabs and flower beds. Carried out by volunteers.
- Loretto Roman Catholic Primary School Millennium Garden, 2000. Work including paving slabs, flower beds and trees. Carried out by volunteers.
- Musselburgh Grammar School Millennium Garden, 2000. Work including paving slabs, flower beds and trees. Carried out by pupils, staff and PTA.
- Edinburgh Road Seafront Sculpture Garden, 2000. Work including single sculpture, featuring local traditions, as centrepiece, lighting units, seats, paving slabs and flower beds. Carried out by East Lothian Council.