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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.
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 ...
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 ]
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.
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.
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]
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 ...
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.