News & Events - Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

The AHSS Forth & Borders Cases Panel, meeting in the McWilliam Room (former Feast Room) of the Glasite Meeting House.

Forth & Borders group: Cases panel Secretary & Convenor wanted

Cases Panel Secretary & Convener wanted Are you thinking about a future role in the heritage sector? Looking for a learning and training opportunity?

Extending the National Gallery of Scotland with Dominic Echlin & Thomas Hamilton

13 April 2026, 6.30pm | Architect Thomas Hamilton and engineer Dominic Echlin discuss building challenges behind the new Scottish Galleries at the National Gallery.

If a landscape ‘speaks’, can we hear it?

A member responds to Professor Aonghus Mackechnie's thought-provoking lecture to the AHSS Forth and Borders Group and Scotland’s Garden and Landscape Heritage.

'Greek' Thomson and the Watson Street Warehouses

20 November 2025, 7.30pm | Dominic d'Angelo looks at the Watson Street warehouses designed by 'Greek Thomson for Gavin & William Millar.

'If a landscape ‘speaks’, can we hear it?' with Aonghus Mackechnie

10 November 2025, 6.30pm | Professor Aonghus MacKechnie will take us on a tour of Scotland, geographically, over time, and across political and cultural movements.

69th AGM (Edinburgh, Inverleith)

Saturday 8th November 11am - Join us in Edinburgh for our 69th AGM and a tour of St Colm’s, the former United Free Church Training...

Glasgow 850

23 October 2025, 7.30pm | Join Niall Murphy for a captivating lecture on Glasgow’s 850-year journey through politics, culture, and heritage.

Brunton Halls: A Modern Scottish Masterpiece Under Threat

In a recent Scotland on Sunday article, AHSS National Conservation Committee Chair Jocelyn Cunliffe calls for the Brunton’s protection and urges East Lothian Council to...

Lawrence Weaver and the Romance of Scottish Architecture with Lawrence Trevelyan Weaver

13 October 2025, 6.30pm | Lawrence Weaver (1876-1930) has been described as ‘the first architectural critic in the modern sense of the word’.

Forth & Borders group: Cases panel Secretary & Convenor wanted

F&B Cases panel role

A Day at Hospitalfield House

30th August 11am - In the mid-19th century, artist Patrick Allan Fraser and his wife, Elizabeth, brought their progressive vision to life at Hospitalfield. As...

The Arrol-Johnston Factory at Heathhall: A Pioneering Industrial Landmark at Risk

An important piece of Scotland’s industrial heritage stands on the brink of permanent loss in Dumfries. The Arrol-Johnston Factory at Heathhall, a Category B listed...