Mid Calder, Bank Street, The Torphichen Arms Hotel
Public House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mid Calder, Bank Street, The Torphichen Arms Hotel
Classification Public House (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 214685
Site Number NT06NE 74
NGR NT 07549 67599
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/214685
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Mid Calder
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County Midlothian
Bank Street
Good late 18th-century street architecture against the leafy backdrop of Calder Wood. Developed after the arrival of the Edinburgh/Glasgow turnpike in 1763, Bank Street has become Mid Calder's premier space; particularly attractive in the way the road exits at an angle at both ends making the space appear closed. The Torphichen Arms, c.1763, is the customary inn built by the laird. White-painted hostelry with scrolled skewputts, a later bay window and a handsome door.
Taken from "West Lothian: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Stuart Eydmann, Richard Jaques and Charles McKean, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Watching Brief (1 February 2016 - 11 February 2016)
AOC Archaeology Group were engaged by CgMs Consulting to undertaken an archaeological watching brief on behalf of their client on all ground-breaking works in advance of the construction of a new conservatory and toilet block to the rear of the Torphichen Arms, 36 Bank Street, Mid Calder in West Lothian. The works were required as a planning condition on the new development.
The ground surface comprised concrete blocks overlying a levelling layer of made ground, which overlay the natural subsoil. No archaeological features or artefacts were uncovered throughout the watching brief.
Information from AOC Archaeology Group