Midlothian archives
Eric Basden
Name of Creator
Eric B Basden of Bonnyrigg
Biographical History
This material was collected by Eric B Basden, who lived at 7 Leyden Park, Bonnyrigg with his wife Joan and four children. A keen entomologist, he was also a member of the Bonnyrigg and Lasswade District Horticultural and Industrial Society. He was active in local affairs, and this collection reflects his interests, including horticulture, local shops, businesses, the annual Civic Week, and clubs and societies in Bonnyrigg and Lasswade. The collection also holds some internment notices from Lasswade cemetery dating from 1916 onwards. Eric Basden died in 1984, having been a Midlothian man and pillar of the local community for all his life.
Physical Description
Three boxes
Scope and Content
Material relating to Eric Basden’s home at 7 Leyden Park, Bonnyrigg; two books of funeral and internment notices for Lasswade cemeteries; collections of newsletters, etc produced by local government organisations in Bonnyrigg, including Midlothian County Council, Lothian Regional Council and Midlothian District Council; advertising leaflets produced by various shops and businesses in Bonnyrigg; newsletters, magazines and ephemera produced by various local organisations in Bonnyrigg; programmes from local events; general election (1955-1983) and local government election (1961-1982) material; and a collection of miscellaneous local ephemera.
Archival History
This collection was donated to Midlothian Archives following the death of Eric B Basden in 1984.
System of Arrangement
| Reference | Description |
|---|---|
| EBB/1 | Material relating to 7 Leyden Park, Bonnyrigg |
| EBB/2 | Lasswade Cemetery notices |
| EBB/3/1-4 | Local government organisations |
| EBB/4 | Local shops and businesses |
| EBB/4/1 | Co-operative Society, Bonnyrigg |
| EBB/4/2 | The Regal Bingo Hall, Bonnyrigg |
| EBB/4/3 | Compar-a-Cost in Lothian |
| EBB/4/4 | Local shops and businesses miscellaneous |
| EBB/5 | Local organisations |
| EBB/5/1 | Lasswade District Civic Society |
| EBB/5/2 | Bonnyrigg & Lasswade District Horticultural & Industrial Society |
| EBB/5/3 | St Leonard's Church, Lasswade |
| EBB/5/4 | Polton Women's Rural Institute |
| EBB/5/5 | Midlothian Federation News |
| EBB/5/6 | Boys' Brigade, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides |
| EBB/5/7 | Local organisations material |
| EBB/6 | Local events, including Bonnyrigg and Lasswade Civic Week |
| EBB/7 | Political and election material |
| EBB/8 | Ephemera |
Access and conditions governing use
There are no restrictions on access to or conditions governing the use of the collection.