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1995.1003.40 Council housing estate: Accession No. 1995.1003.40

The townscape of East Lothian's major towns was irrevocably changed from the middle of the 20th century by the building of private and council housing estates.

10866 Cottages and an inn at Canty Bay, North Berwick 1887: Accession No. 10866

This photograph was taken at CANTY BAY 1887. The bay was a popular place of resort near North Berwick, with an inn and a few fishers' cottages.
1997.91.7.1 Photograph of Broxmouth Park: Accession No. 1997.91.7.1

In 1878 Broxmouth House was visited by Queen Victoria, the then Duchess of Roxburghe being one of her ladies-in-waiting, and they toured parts of East Lothian together.

10169 Civic reception: Accession No. 10169

Sir Harry Lauder was seventy six years old when this photograph was taken in North Berwick, in 1946.
1998.42.26 Aberlady Bay: Accession No. 1998.42.26

Concrete blocks were placed along the East Lothian coast during World War II as a protection against invasion by beach landings.

1995.301 Small yacht sailing at North Berwick: Accession No. 1995.301

This photographic picture postcard shows North Berwick from the sea. During the first few years of the 20th century a postcard craze swept the United Kingdom.

1995.491.571 Souvenir picture postcard: Accession No. 1995.491.571

This colour postcard was made around 1905, but the photograph was taken a few years earlier. It shows strollers on Dunbar's clifftop promenade, built for the benefit of holidaymakers in 1893.

1995.491.191 Souvenir picture postcard: Accession No. 1995.491.191

The sands just to the east of North Berwick harbour have long been a popular place for a day on the beach.