History of Hawick
Author : Robert Murray (of Hawick.)
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Hawick (Scotland)
ISBN :
Old Hawick
Author : Alex F. Young
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 16,15 MB
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Hawick (Scotland)
ISBN : 9781840332957
Book Description
Dating from the thirteenth century, Hawick has a proud history as a market town and the centre of the Borders' textile industry. It is also home to the Common Riding, the traditions of which date back to the early sixteenth century. All of these aspects of the town's past are featured in this book, which contains over 180 period photographs, many never published before. Long-gone sights include Andrew Oliver's auction mart, the opening of the old swimming baths, the railway station, the Auld Mid Raw, Buffalo Bill's Circus, and there is a special section devoted to the Common Riding. There are pages of photographs of the town's various bands, organisations, sporting clubs, and many of the community events that have been held over the decades (including the unveiling of the Horse memorial and the roller skating carnival of 1917!). The communities surrounding Hawick are also featured, including: Adderstonshiels, Appletreehall, Ashkirk, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Chesters, Denholm, Hobkirk, Minto, Mosspaul, Roberton, Stobs and Teviothead.
Transactions of the Hawick Archaeological Society
Author : Hawick Archaeological Society
Publisher :
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 40,18 MB
Release : 1863
Category : Hawick (Scotland)
ISBN :
Book Description
Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author : Scottish History Society
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Scotland
ISBN :
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A History of the Border Counties
Author : George Douglas
Publisher :
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Peeblesshire
ISBN :
Book Description
Hawick
Author : Alistair Moffat
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 21,47 MB
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0857908073
Book Description
As Hawick celebrates the 500th anniversary of the fight at Hornshole, the first stirrings of the defining traditions of the common riding, Alistair Moffat takes the narrative much further back into the mists of prehistory, to the time of the Romans, the coming of the Angles and the Normans. He recounts how Hawick got its name, where the old village stood, who the early barons of Hawick were and then charts the amazing rise of the textile trade, bringing the story right up to the present day. Beneath the familiar streets and closes lies an immense story - the remarkable and unique story of Hawick. If this book shows anything, it shows that Hawick has changed radically over the many centuries since people began to live between the Slitrig and the Teviot. All that experience in one place has created and invented much and the future will turn for the better for a simple reason. Hawick's greatest invention is her people.
The History of Greenock
Author : Robert Murray Smith
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 23,39 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Greenock (Scotland)
ISBN :
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Reflections O' Hawick
Author : Alan G Brydon
Publisher : Torchflame Books
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 12,37 MB
Release : 2019-05-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781611533569
Book Description
A book on Hawick compiled and edited by Ian W, Landles and Alan G, Brydon in which local folk contribute chapters across a wide spectrum of subject areas. This collective "Reflections o' Hawick" with over 500 photographs gives a flavour of Hawick's history, heritage, surroundings and community including chapters on Geology, Stones, The Reivers, 1514, Castles and keeps, Wildlife, Architecture, William Beattie, Place Names, The Parish of Wilton, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick Museum, Common Riding, Woolen Trade, Railway, Postal History, Law and Order, Politics, Education, Medical, Services, Floods, Boer War, First World War, Stobs Camp, Second World War, Church, Freemasonry, Characters and Worthies, The Hawick Tongue, Music, Art, Sir Chay Blyth, Rugby, Cricket, Golf, Motor Racing, Hizzy, Football, Flapping, Cycling, Teviotdale Harriers, Professional Running, Bowling, Archery, Vision 2014, and Notable Dates. This is Hawick, as interpreted by its people, the town's greatest asset.
A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography
Author : Sir Arthur Mitchell
Publisher :
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 25,48 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Scotland
ISBN :
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The Borders Abbeys Way
Author : Paul Boobyer
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 20,79 MB
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1783627360
Book Description
The Borders Abbeys Way links four of Britain's grandest ruined medieval abbeys in the central Scottish Borders. The route is a well waymarked, 68-mile (109km) circuit and is one of Scotland's Great Trails. The route which begins and ends in Tweedbank, is described clockwise over 6 stages averaging 11.3 miles per day. Relatively flat, it is suitable for people with a moderate level of fitness. The Way can be walked at any time of year and can be reached within an hour by train from the centre of Edinburgh. This guidebook provides a comprehensive description of the route, which passes through the towns of Melrose, Kelso, Jedburgh, Hawick and Selkirk and the villages of Denholm and Newton St Boswells. In addition to clear route description and OS 1:50,000 mapping extracts, the guidebook also includes information about the history of the Borders abbeys, the ever-intriguing Borders reivers, and the region's geology and agriculture. Invaluable practical information relating to accommodation, transport, mapping and public access is also included.
