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  2. Galashiels railway station - Wikipedia

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    Galashiels is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 33 miles 22 chains (54 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Galashiels in Scottish Borders , Scotland.

  3. Sandy McDade - Wikipedia

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    Sandra Isobel McDade (born February 1964), [3] professionally known as Sandy McDade or Sandy McDare, is a Scottish actress, [4] known for her part as Margaret Brown (née Ellison) in the television series Lark Rise to Candleford, Miss Scatcherd in the 2011 film Jane Eyre, [1] and Fay on stage at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs in Iron, which won her the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Award ...

  4. Galashiels - Wikipedia

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    Galashiels (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ ʃ iː l z /; Scots: Gallae, [2] Scottish Gaelic: An Geal Àth) [3] is a town in the Scottish Borders with a population of around 12,600. Its name is often colloquially shortened to "Gala". [ 4 ]

  5. Old Gala House - Wikipedia

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    Old Gala house by night. Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill (Pringle) family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas.

  6. Selkirk and Galashiels Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Selkirk and Galashiels Railway was a railway company that built a branch line connecting Selkirk, Scottish Borders, with the mainline network at Galashiels. The 5-mile (8.0 km) line opened in 1856 and was well used in the period down to 1914. Road transport from about 1923 became a serious competitor and the usage of the line declined steeply.

  7. Galashiels Burgh Chambers - Wikipedia

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    The first municipal building in the town was a tolbooth completed around the time when the town became a burgh of barony in 1599. [2] Like other Scottish tolbooths, it was primarily used as a prison, but by the mid-19th century the it was in a dilapidated condition. [2] [a]

  8. List of Church of Scotland parishes - Wikipedia

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    St Aidan's, Galashiels 2005 [41] St Abb's Parish Church 2006 [42] Eckford Church* Medieval 2006 [43] Trinity Church, Jedburgh 1738 2007 [44] Walkerburn Church 1876 2009 [45] Abbey Kirk, Abbey St Bathans Medieval 2011 [46] Whitsome Church 2013 [47] Roxburgh Parish Church* Medieval 2015 [48] Smailholm Church* Medieval 2015 [49] Kirkton Parish ...

  9. Galashiels Academy - Wikipedia

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    Galashiels Academy is the high school in Galashiels, Scotland, that serves the surrounding area including Stow. Refounded in 1938, the school's history goes back as far as 1696. [ 1 ] The current building was built in 1964.