In May 2020, Eileen Unwin announced that she would retire at the end of term after 30 years as a teacher at Aberlady Primary School. Here she looks back on her time at the school and sends a message to her current and former pupils. Mrs Unwin in 2013 with her P1 class, the P7 …
Aberlady’s school opened on May 21, 1931 with a speech by the head of Scottish education. Built to replace a now-demolished Victorian school on the High Street, it was seen as the state of the art… Aberlady school, now Aberlady Primary School, in 2020, 89 years after its official opening. IN SUMMER 2020, work was …
Among the many wrecks that litter the sands at the mouth of Aberlady Bay, the hulks of two Second World War midget submarines are the most visible and the most dramatic. What are they, and how did they get there? The better-preserved of the two wrecked midget submarines, known in the Nautical Archaeology Society’s report …
This handsome stone ornament, converted to a fountain, was placed in the Pleasance gardens in 1899, to honour the Countess of Wemyss. It was given by her husband, the tenth Earl, who also played a very significant role in shaping how the village looks today… The Venetian well today, at the east end of the …
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Moorland, farmland and brickworks – a history of Aberlady in mud and clay The ‘Ballincrieff Brick and Tile Works’ stood next to the main road between Aberlady and Haddington. For roughly a century, it produced not just bricks and roofing tiles, but more importantly field drains, which helped to shape the farming landscape we know …
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Holly, courtesy of the Walker family
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