Pavilion, Polwarth Playing Fields, Prestonpans is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 March 2000. Pavilion. 1 related planning application.

Pavilion, Polwarth Playing Fields, Prestonpans

WRENN ID
proud-zinc-spring
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
29 March 2000
Type
Pavilion
Address
Pavilion, Polwarth Playing Fields, Prestonpans, EH32 9EN
OS grid reference
NT 392 740
Coordinates
55.95536, -2.97462
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Pavilion at Polwarth Playing Fields in Prestonpans is an early 20th-century building with a later addition at the rear. It is a single-storey structure with an attic, featuring a rendered and whitewashed exterior complemented by red brick detailing and a deep brick base course.

The south elevation is notable for its nine bays, which include an advanced three-light canted center and outer bays, all topped with crenellated blocking courses. The eaves break at the center bay, which features a bipartite window in the attic. Steps lead up to the central seven bays, where timber doors are flanked by single windows, and the overhanging eaves create a loggia effect.

The east elevation consists of four bays divided by vertical brick bands, with a pair of small windows in the bays flanking the center. The north elevation is mostly obscured by a wall but has three small windows evenly arranged in the outer left bay and a projecting central bay with a small window to the right of center. There is a single-storey addition to the right.

The west elevation was not visible in 2000. The building features a variety of metal windows, a red pantile roof with a terracotta ridge, and a stylised wallhead stack at the north elevation, which is brick-coped and has a circular can. Cast-iron rainwater goods are also present. The interior was not seen in 2000.

Local climate

Pavilion, Polwarth Playing Fields, Prestonpans receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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