51, 53 High Street, Musselburgh is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 May 1985. Shop.

51, 53 High Street, Musselburgh

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 May 1985
Type
Shop
Address
51, 53 High Street, Musselburgh, EH21 7AB
OS grid reference
NT 346 727
Coordinates
55.94336, -3.04832
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

51 and 53 High Street in Musselburgh is an early 19th century building that stands three storeys tall with attics. The ground floor features a shop and the facade has three windows. It is constructed of painted droved ashlar and has corniced eaves with raised margins leading to a passage. The roof is covered with slate and there are two traditional canted dormers. The windows have been reglazed with single pane sashes.

Local climate

51, 53 High Street, Musselburgh 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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