Newhailes is a stately home near Musselburgh in East Lothian. It’s now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

Front view:-

Rear view:-

There was a tree there festooned with a mushroom-type growth, in several places:-

Walking the grounds we came upon this memorial to the Battle of Dettingen. There is a Latin inscription in memory of John, 2nd Earl of Stair, who fought as 2nd in command to George II at the Battle of Dettingen:-

The battle took place in the War of the Austrian Succession and was the last one in which a British Monarch led his troops.

Reverse view:-

English inscription after a renewal in 1907:-

Musselburgh has at least three Art Deco buildings.

This is the David Macbeth Moir pub on Bridge Street, a Wetherspoon’s. (David Macbeth Moir is a historical local worthy.)

The building was formerly the Hayweights cinema. Its detailing and lettering is now after Charles Rennie Mackintosh – Mockintosh, then.

Further up Bridge Street is The Royal Bank of Scotland building. That window covered with wooden board is a bit worrying!

On High Street, almost opposite the War Memorial, can be found Poundland. The High Street was busy – difficult to get a photo without traffic.

More of my Musselburgh photos are on my flickr.

No town feels complete unless it has a river.

In Musselburgh the River Esk runs through the town. I spotted three bridges there.

This first one carries the main road over the River Esk. The photo was taken from a point just down a few steps from the War Memorial.

This is a view of the other side of the same bridge. Nice arched spans.

Looking upstream from near the bridge in the above photo you can see a second bridge. This looks to be of older vintage. The near bank had nice planting.

(The third bridge was downstream of these two and very flat and boring, possibly a pedestrian bridge.)

On our trip back through East Lothian we also stopped in Musselburgh.

Museelburgh’s War Memorial is unusual; being octagonal in shape and in the form of a fountain.

This is the reverse view.

This is the memorial in perspective. On the corner where the road bridge crosses over the River Esk. Intersection of Bridge Street and High Street.

According to the Scottish War memorials website the above is the memorial only to the Second World War dead. The First World War one is difficult to find, it says.