SERVICE DETAILS
This historic house is open to the public every Wednesday and Saturday morning between 10:00am - 12:00pm. We have a small but well stocked museum and an archive which covers all aspects of life in the village of Corstorphine dating back hundreds of years.
The Archive Room
The Archive Room is situated on the top floor of the Dower House. The room contains a wealth of photographs, slides, documents and maps covering life in the village of Corstorphine over many years.
Visitors or contacts with a Corstorphine connection looking into their family history can also find the Old Parish Records and the 1841 to 1901 census documents useful.
The Archive Room also benefits from the work of a local Historian, the late Miss A S Cowper, who bequeathed her life long research into the history of the village and its surrounding area to the Trust.
For further information please contact our Archivist at archivist@corstorphinetrust.co.uk.
The Museum
On the same floor as the archive room is the museum. It charts the history of the village and surrounding areas and the social history of the inhabitants who, for hundreds of years, have worked and lived in the community.
It contains maps and artefacts covering the history and development of the church, education, transport, farming and the influence of the Forrester family within the area.
There is also an exhibit on the famous Corstorphine Sycamore Tree (Acer pseudoplatanus corstorphinensis) and the murder of Lord Forrester which happened beneath its boughs …
There are also items relating to the village life during both World Wars and on individuals who left the village and had an influence on the outside world.
