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.

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Friday, 6 May 2011

Peebles old and new


Looking across the river to the church, with the 1980s swimming pool on the riverside, where a tweed mill stood till a fire destroyed it in the 1960s I remember the tall chimney from when I was a child, visiting Peebles with my family. The area of green on the left was probably where the original settlement of Pebyls was in prehistoric times.
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  1. Andrew7 May 2011 at 09:30

    40 years ago that island below the cauld was not there. It just shows what nature will do over time. I used to fish on that exact spot because the river was very shallow at that point. Also the railway station was still standing.

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  2. BlueCat24 July 2011 at 13:14

    Fabulous pics!
    Your country is beautiful!
    Thanks for sharing.

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

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