The Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project (PHRP) in partnership with The Penicuik Historical Society will be in Penicuik Town Hall from 10.00am to 3.30pm for Doors Open Day on Saturday September 9th . There will be exhibitions about the history and heritage of the town and also about the achievements of the PHRP over the last… continue reading »
Progress is now being made on No 4 The Square Penicuik . The old grain warehouse is slowly being revealed as the corrugated sheeted side extension is being taken down . There are exhibition boards in the shopfront windows of 4-10 High Street illustrating the proposals .
The Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project (PHRP) has recently awarded a grant to assist with the repair and restoration of No 4 The Square, Penicuik. A historic property prominently positioned at the top of Bridge Street, No 4 The Square is a high priority building for the PHRP. Having lain vacant for several months, the building… continue reading »
Six students from Penicuik High School undertook the on site training at St Mungo’s churchyard , Penicuik ,the week beginning the 19th June . The week before six students from Beeslack School tried their hand and did a great job repairing and restoring sections of the stone boundary walls to the churchyard , raking out… continue reading »
The scaffolding has now been taken down on 2-4 West Street revealing the restoration work that has been carried out as part of the PHRP historic building grant scheme.The work comprised stone repair and repointing in a lime mortar, roof repairs and reslating including lead work , chimney repairs and all the rain water goods… continue reading »
This week 6 students from Beeslack School in Penicuik are taking part in the PHRP traditional construction skills training plan. They will be repairing some areas of the stone boundary walls around St Mungo’s Churchyard in Penicuik.Under the supervision of Craig Frew Conservation Ltd they will be given expert instruction on how to rake out… continue reading »
A small exhibition was displayed together with the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project (PHRP) newsletter at the Penicuik Community Development Trust’s (PCDT’s) open Saturday event on the 10th June 2023 in Penicuik Town Hall. Positive comments were received by some of the visitors . There were a few interesting conversations about the history of the Town…. continue reading »
The Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project (PHRP) has set up a working group to develop The Penicuik Heritage Town Centre Trail . A grant has been secured from the Government’s Place Based Investment Fund to restore the old Hearse House in St Mungo’s Churchyard to act as a base for the Heritage Trail . It is… continue reading »
This newsletter gives a brief update on the project so far which includes recent grant approvals, the completion of the public realm work outside the Town Hall, the approval of additional grant sums for shop front improvements and the completion of the archivist and support officer’s work. There is also an article about the Hearse… continue reading »
At a meeting on Monday 27th February, Penicuik Historical Society’s speakers were Pam Snell, secretary, and Rod Lugg, the PHRP project manager. Pam gave a snapshot of the retail and commercial activity in Penicuik through the years, focussing on the types of shops that existed in the 1830s, 1850s and early 1900s. Old photographs, adverts… continue reading »
