Gretna 111th Anniversary Pop-Up Exhibition

Name: Gretna 111th Anniversary Pop-Up Exhibition
Start: 2026-05-21T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-21T16:30:00+01:00
Location: 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu May 21 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG, United Kingdom | Edinburgh, SC

New pop-up exhibition commemorating the Gretna train disaster, which killed over 200 men from the 1/7th Royal Scots
Curated by the Royal Scots Regimental Museum, the exhibition is designed to raise awareness of the crash, which took place in May 1915.
The Drill Hall has been chosen for this exhibition due to its history of being the 7th Battalion’s Drill Hall and its association with the people of Leith. 216 members of the 7th Battalion were killed during the disaster on the morning of 22nd May 1915.
Central to the exhibition will be the Tree of Life which contains the names of all 216 men who were killed in the disaster. This will be supported by display boards featuring the stories of local soldiers and their families.
There will also be a diorama of Larbert Station (where the soldiers originally departed from) that captures the time when the soldiers were about to embark on the troop train.
On Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd May, the exhibition will be further enhanced by a display case of relevant selected loaned items and memorabilia.