John Gray Centre

John Gray Centre The John Gray Centre - East Lothian at your doorstep http://www.johngraycentre.org/

East Lothian Council was a grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a brand new heritage centre in the heart of the county: The John Gray Centre. The Archives and Museums services have joined up with the Local History Centre and the Haddington branch library in a historic building in Haddington, with a team dedicated to bringing the wealth of our historic culture to the whole community. The Archaeology team will also be joining in with events and exhibitions, and online activities and resources.

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a fire at...
04/08/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a fire at Spittalrig Farm in Haddington. The fire destroyed a farm shed, 10 tons of hay, and severely damaged a muck spreader. Firemen from the Haddington unit of the Lothian and Borders Fire Service spent all day controlling the fire and preventing it from spreading to nearby buildings.

Portrait of Alexander Moffat, 1968, by John Bellany, HRSA (1942-2013, oil on board.This painting is part of our current ...
30/07/2026

Portrait of Alexander Moffat, 1968, by John Bellany, HRSA (1942-2013, oil on board.

This painting is part of our current exhibition, John Bellany, HRSA. The exhibition is part of RSA200: Celebrating Together a partnership project bringing together hundreds of artists, partners, galleries and institutions to mark the bicentenary of the Royal Scottish Academy in 2026. Find out more: royalscottishacademy.org.

John Bellany HRSA opened Friday 17th April and runs to to Saturday 19th September. The museum is open Thursday and Friday from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm, and Saturday from 10am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 4pm

📣PUBLIC NOTICE:Unfortunately, we are unable to open the John Gray Centre Museum until 2pm today, 30th July, for reasons ...
30/07/2026

📣PUBLIC NOTICE:
Unfortunately, we are unable to open the John Gray Centre Museum until 2pm today, 30th July, for reasons outside our control. We apologise for any inconvenience that this causes and look forward to welcoming you this afternoon.🙏

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured Mr H. Eld...
28/07/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured Mr H. Elder of Stevenson Mains, in action during the harvesting period.🌾

📣Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Event Reminder:THE REBELS NEXT DOOR: JACOBITE RECRUITS FROM THE PRESTONPANS AREAM...
27/07/2026

📣Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Event Reminder:
THE REBELS NEXT DOOR: JACOBITE RECRUITS FROM THE PRESTONPANS AREA
Monday, 24th August: 5.30pm
Star Room, John Gray Centre
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There are still a few places left for this event.
If you wish to gain insight into local people who were involved in the Battle of Prestonpans (1745), come and listen to Dr Arran Johnston, an expert on this topic.
Book your seat by sending an email to: [email protected].
This event is free-of-charge and we look forward to welcoming you!😊

A wee departure from the usual Archive Service posts of sharing photos to highlight a fabulous collection of documents f...
24/07/2026

A wee departure from the usual Archive Service posts of sharing photos to highlight a fabulous collection of documents from Musselburgh

This collection, affectionately known as the ‘dirty docs’ (I think you can see why!) is now available to search and consult. The catalogue can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/ybvdufdc

These papers cover an incredible amount of Musselburgh history from 1650 to the mid-20th century and includes items relating to crime, cholera, appointments of schoolteachers and council officials as well as information on the every day running of the Burgh such as dung collection and road repairs.

Almost 150 boxes of the papers were deposited with us by the National Records of Scotland in 2017 and it has been a 9 year project where the Archive team have been assisted by volunteers in cleaning, assessing, listing and repackaging.

Here are just some highlights we’ve selected and please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to pop in and view any of these records or anything else in our collection

23/07/2026

We are underway today on our second day of live conservation of the Harvester painting by John Bellany. The conservation work wil need to finish today a few minutes before the advertised 4pm at around ten or quarter to 4pm.

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a recepti...
21/07/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a reception event welcoming the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and his wife, at the Town House in Haddington.🎉

🎉Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Event🎉Lecture: THE REBELS NEXT DOOR: JACOBITE RECRUITS FROM THE PRESTONPANS AREAD...
20/07/2026

🎉Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Event🎉
Lecture: THE REBELS NEXT DOOR: JACOBITE RECRUITS FROM THE PRESTONPANS AREA
Date: 24 August 2026 (Monday)
Time: 5.30 to 6.30pm
Venue: Star Room, John Gray Centre, Haddington
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Join Dr Arran Johnston, Director of the Scottish Battlefield Trust, as he unveils his research into the men who were recruited into the Jacobite cause.
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‼BOOKING IS COMPULSORY. PLACES ARE LIMITED TO 40 AND GOING FAST.
To reserve a place, please email [email protected] OR telephone: 01620 820680 (Haddington Library)

The Archive Service are continuing to catalogue and digitise photos from the Councils Planning department and we've fina...
17/07/2026

The Archive Service are continuing to catalogue and digitise photos from the Councils Planning department and we've finally made it to Tranent 🥳

Here is just a selection and you can view the full collection at https://tinyurl.com/ywhcjy6r

Address

15 Lodge Street
Haddington
EH413DX

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Friday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441620820690

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