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Industrial East Lothian (AD 1800–Present)
Although East Lothian is mainly seen as a rural county, it was home to many important and successful industries, which were of massive social and economic importance to the area. For example, saltpans...
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Brewing in Dunbar
As the 17th century opened brewing in Dunbar was an everyday domestic activity: most well-to-do households brewed their own ale for family and servants. By the opening of the next century the...
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Malting, Brewing and Distilling in East Lothian
With a long agricultural tradition and a climate especially suited to barley (or bere) East Lothian has an equally long tradition of malting, brewing and distilling. All three industries continue into...
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East Lothian Food and Drink – a new display at the museum
The other week I blogged about our new displays in the museum, and featured the Communities case, which now has a beautiful display of clothes from those significant moments in our lives – birth,...
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