Library And Museum, Newton Port, Haddington is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 December 1977. Meeting-house.

Library And Museum, Newton Port, Haddington

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 December 1977
Type
Meeting-house
OS grid reference
NT 515 740
Coordinates
55.95661, -2.77777
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The building is a rectangular meeting house from the mid-19th century, constructed of rubble with a slated roof. It features round arched windows and has an entrance projection at the east gable, which includes a wrought-iron lampholder above the gate. In the forecourt, there is a monument to John Home, the author of "Douglas," which consists of a bust on a tall pedestal.

Local climate

Library And Museum, Newton Port, Haddington receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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