Gunsgreen enter a partnership with Scottish Historic Buildings Trust Building Traditional Skills Programme
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) was delighted to embark on the first phase of a pilot project to offer locally based traditional construction skills training. The project was officially launched in November 2025 with a trainer’s recruitment day held on 10th November which resulted in the appointment of fourteen trainees (the scheme was oversubscribed). Gunsgreen House was chosen as the first venue for their work programme and work commenced on 13th January 2026.
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The following repairs are proposed to be delivered at Gunsgreen House through SHBT’s Building Traditional Skills Eyemouth programme:
- Stonemasonry: On the retaining rubble masonry wall, from ground level, rake out and repoint existing joints. Lime mortar specification to be advised by Historic Environment Scotland Technical Education team or conservation accredited architect.
- Joinery: Low level timber repairs to windowsills on west elevation, and/or (if time allows) decorative repair to doors.
Riddell Graham, Chair of the Gunsgreen House Trust said: “Too often, young people and career-changers who live in smaller rural towns in Scotland find they are required to travel long distances to seek training. The Building Traditional Skills Eyemouth scheme will bring traditional construction skills training to people in Eyemouth, increasing the opportunities available to people on their doorstep. We are delighted that the environs of Category A-listed Gunsgreen House will provide a training site for this exciting pilot project.”