Old Galashiels Page Seven

A D.I.Y. superstore stands on the near side of the river today,
in this industrial view of Galashiels.
The clocktower belonged to Sanderson & Murray Skinworks. Date unknown.

Goods train crash in Galashiels yard. 1908.

The retaining walls just below Ladhope tunnel collapsed in 1916,
70 yards of the wall gave way, bringing down thousands of tons of rock and soil,
blocking the railway for the next few days.

"Captain Cuttle" entering Galashiels station, with the Abbotsford Hotel in view on the left. 1931.

Forte's Cafe Billiard room in Market Street. Date unknown.

Melrose Road, Galashiels, the huge Langlee housing estate is here now,
begun in 1953 with over 1200 houses built. Date unknown.

Genealogists take note, Ettrick Graphics will now locate and photograph gravestones anywhere in the Scottish Borders, details here

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