In the past, Prestonpans relied heavily on coal mining. Other industries were also important in the town including the salt works, soap-making, brewing, brick-making and pottery. Many important people have visited Prestonpans. In , Bonnie Prince Charlie, claimant to the throne of Scotland, came with his Jacobite army and soundly defeated the government army at Prestonpans. And in , Sir Walter Scott, aged six, stayed in Prestonpans for a holiday and to indulge in sea bathing.
Prestonpans is also home to some impressive examples of historic architecture. Preston Tower is the one time seat of the Hamiltons of Preston.
The gardens of this 15th century tower house and doocot have been restored with elements of 17th and 18th century Scottish Gardens. The Mercat Cross is the only one of its kind in Scotland which remains in its original form and location. Like the idea of George Watson's School if we can get places there. SilverSixer Original Poster 8, posts months. Musselburgh's town centre is a bit stuck in the past in places, but it's not terrible, and there are definitely nice places to live around the town.
Haddington, North Berwick and Dunbar are all nice bigger towns especially NB , and there are stacks of lovely villages if you don't mind driving along a pretty B road for ten or fifteen minutes Gifford, Athelstaneford, Dirleton, Aberlady, Stenton Less attractive towns - Prestonpans and Tranent are improving but still have their issues; there are lots of nice new houses going up in Wallyford, but the town centre is historically pretty rough; and I would honestly avoid Whitecraig, Elphinstone and Ormiston!
Nicholas Blair 4, posts months. Got yourself down to Longniddry, lovely wee place! Feel free to catch up, can give you the guided tour. BuzzBravado 2, posts months. We've been up here 15yrs and have produced a West Coaster and an East Coaster our daughter was born in Glasgow, our son in Livingston.
We've lived in Livingston, Falkirk, Lenzie 2 houses , back out to the countryside south of Livingston and now live in Edinburgh. I don't work in IT or Finance, but something to bear in mind is the current level of uncertainty.
My two go to the Esrkine Stewart's Melville Schools as day pupils, and post Brexit vote, a number of the parents were talking about the implications and they all work in finance of some sort. Whether it amounts to anything or not, time will tell.
We moved from a really nice place in the countryside couldn't see our neighbours, had 5acres and a nice farmhouse on oil with a septic tank and backup power generator into town. The reasoning being that my daughter's school day runs to , and at 6yrs old, she's not going on the train out to Livingston. The commute for my wife was So there was a lot of wasted time. Over the course of the school career, we decided it was better to bite the bullet and move. Recently restored to its former glory without the punch-ups.
They have a bistro and the food is good. Live music some weekends too. Brought up in Prestonpans and still go down there every week to see my mother. As you say the place is transformed from yesteryear. Last week I couldnt get the car out my street and I was surprised how quickly I was able to get there by bus. Adequate train service as well. With the city bypass the Pans seems more like an extension of Edinburgh.
Changed days. As an outsider who moved down there i think the place is fine, never seen any trouble obviously there will be if you go looking for it! Great transport links, bypass 2 mins away, train into edinburgh takes 14min and a good regular bus service night bus is excellent for getting home. As above the goth is nice and the filling station is superb. We live in lovely house on the High Street and if you could have moved the house elsewhere it'd have been perfect. I too am along by the power station.
That's the Top Pans my friend. The divide is strange. Maybe because we have a row of shops in the 'Top' Pans which is uphill. So it's considered going up the street. Not entirely sure where the border lies. Maybe a more senior Panner could shed some light.
Thats where iam nice wee area very quiet, just get rid of that power station and it would be a stunning view. Cheers mate that explains it. I have heard some of the people up there, who are up there own arses call it wester cockenzie :qqb Used to have some radge games of football in the pans.
Pretty sure half their team carried flick knives in their socks. When i was a kid it was the bottom end that was dodgy but the top end is now by far the worst it's like the wild west up there apache country. Top Pans is from the Mercat cross right along to the High School then down to the cemetary. Everything from the Labour club and along the high street to the start of the green hills is the bottom pans.
That is a fair comment. At one time time the Pans had a bit of a reputation when even dogs had to walk about in threes but that is much changed. My wife comes from there and I visit the place regularly. The Pans has a reasonable bus service and a train station making commuting to the capital relatively easy and it is near to good E.
Lothian beaches etc. Port Seton is a more attractive place but house prices there can be quite steep in comparison.
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