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Galashiels 1897

Ref: SEL08.02Price:£2.50

This detailed map captures the Scottish mill town of Galashiels. The sheetlines are not very kind as the town stretches diagonally across the western part of the map, but most of the town centre is covered here. Coverage stretches from Ladhope Cemetery and Low Buckholmside eastward and south to Abbots Mill. The Gala Water runs through the map and features include Gala Mill, Langhaugh Mill, Waverley Mill, St Paul's church, Old Town, Market Place, High Street, railway station, Ladhope House. To the NE the map has part of rural Roxburghshire, including Blaikie's Hill, Wester Hill and Langlee House. Selections from a Galashields trade directory of 1897 are included.
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Selkirk 1897

Ref: SEL12.05Price:£2.50

This detailed map captures Selkirk, a town that was transformed in the 19th century by the development of the textile industry. Numerous woolen mills are a major factor here, close to the Etrick Water. Coverage of our map stretches from Selkirk Bridge eastward to the Selkirk Hills, and from Knowepark School and Brierylaw cemetery southward to Haining Loch. Features include Ettrickbank Mill, Cheviot Mills, Bridgehaugh Mills, Yarrow Mill, Forest Mill, Riverside Mill, railway station, Heatherlie, Elm Park, Market Place, Peel Hill (site of castle), The Haining, Deer Park, Rosebank Quarry. On the reverse we include extracts from a contemporary trade directrory.
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