Welcome!

This blog is to introduce you to my town - Peebles, in the Scottish Borders - just one photo at a time, with perhaps a little description and maybe some history thrown in. I hope you will find it interesting. The title comes from a historical comment made by someone who preferred Peebles to the great and famous cities. I know how they felt. It's always a pleasure to return here however long you've been away.

If you want to make a comment, ask me a question, or merely just want to say "hello, I've dropped in", you can do that by using the comment section below each entry. (Just click on the word COMMENT and follow instructions. ) I'd love to know what you think of what you see of my town.

I don't have an expensive elaborate camera so the photo quality may not be brilliant, but I'd like to think my pics will please you. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks to Mary H for the lovely designs I used for my background, and thanks too to all of you who have chosen to support my blog by becoming "followers".

Friday, 10 April 2009

High Street building


I rather like this building right at the church end of the High Street. At ground level there is a small shop selling donated items like clothes, books, china, jewellery, odd bits of furniture, etc. to support the Chest, heart and stroke charity. (We have five charity shops in Peebles, all selling similar types of goods to fund different charities.)

Also on ground level is the front door to the flat above.. I love the appearance of those three wee windows right at the top below the roof, but if you look carefully you will see the two right hand ones are painted! They were windows once but during the 19th century there was a tax on windows and later on glass, so that many windows were blocked up, but to keep the proportions false window panes were painted in.

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Thanks fot looking at my photos of Peebles. It is great to read your comments, so thanks for writing!