Old Photograph Braw Lad And Lass In Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of a Braw Lad and Braw Lass in a street in Galashiels, Scotland. Galashiels Braw Lads Gathering was established in 1930 to celebrate the town‘s history. The origins of the Braw Lads Gathering go back at least to 1599 when the town was granted its charter as a Burgh of Barony. This gave the town the right to hold festivals and markets. The town's coat of arms shows two foxes reaching up to eat plums from a tree, and the motto is Sour Plums pronounced in Scots as soor plooms. It is a reference to an incident in 1337 when a raiding party of English soldiers were picking wild plums close to the town and were caught by Scots who came across them by chance and slaughtered them all.

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Old Photographs Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of the high Street, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland.


Old photograph of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland.


Old photograph of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland.


Old photograph of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Old photograph of the Post Office in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of Galashiels, Scotland. Galashiels is a major commercial centre and central communication point for the Scottish Borders. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, Sae Fair Her Hair and Braw Lads. The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels.



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