Call for Volunteers
We are looking to expand our team of enthusiastic volunteers, to help keep our museum doors open! Our volunteers are trusted with the opening and staffing of our museum on […]
Horsing Around?
Last week we welcomed a couple of new arrivals at the museum, at least one of which is sure to grab your attention! Firstly, we were pleased to hang a […]
MSPs visit our Museum
In recent weeks, we have been very pleased to welcome a number of Members of the Scottish Parliament to our museum in Prestonpans Town Hall. Paul McLennan MSP (East Lothian) […]
Victorian Christmas Event
The festive season is well and truly underway here, after our Victorians returned from 1897 to help decorate the Town Hall. For the final weekend of our 125th anniversary celebrations, […]
Town Hall officially opens (in 1897!)
On Saturday (6 August 2022), we stepped back in time to re-witness the official opening of Prestonpans Town Hall! After 125 years, Richard Haldane MP once more took to the […]
Preparations for Victorian Weekend underway
At 11am on Saturday 6th August, the clock goes back to 1897 – at Prestonpans Town Hall at least! We’ll be recreating the original ceremony at which the hall was […]
“Battle Board” diorama refurb underway
For nearly fifteen years, our trusty Battle Board has been carried around to schools, exhibitions and re-enactments to help people visualise the landscape of the Battle of Prestonpans. Now the […]
First Town Hall open weekend a great success!
On 26-27 June we opened our doors to visitors at our new museum space at Prestonpans Town Hall for the first time. Over the two days, our team was supported […]
Starting “Orders”!
A special exhibition entitled “Orders of Battle: the Clans and Regiments of Prestonpans” is going into place at Prestonpans Town Hall ahead of our first public open weekend on 26-27 […]
New future for Town Hall as Prestonpans (1745) Heritage Trust takes the reins
PRESS RELEASE Prestonpans Town Hall, built by public subscription 125 years ago, is set for a vibrant future as local group, The Battle of Prestonpans (1745) Heritage Trust is taking […]