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Hawick & District from Old Photographs
Alastair M. Redpath
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Description for Hawick & District from Old Photographs
Paperback. Explore a unique and charming look at the history of Hawick, its surrounding areas and its local inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs. Series: From Old Photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages, 240. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
Hawick is a town of great beauty within the Scottish Borders. The undulating terrain has given up its secrets over the centuries, revealing a cluster of ancient hill forts and Roman connections. The medieval village was founded in the twelfth century by Anglo-Norman settlers, although it was often overshadowed by its near neighbours, the great Border Abbey towns. A royal charter made Hawick a Burgh of Barony in 1511, while the period of lawlessness when the Border Reivers flourished saw stone fortifications built to protect the surrounding land and its people. Hawick’s cultural epoch can arguably be traced back to ... Read more
Hawick is a town of great beauty within the Scottish Borders. The undulating terrain has given up its secrets over the centuries, revealing a cluster of ancient hill forts and Roman connections. The medieval village was founded in the twelfth century by Anglo-Norman settlers, although it was often overshadowed by its near neighbours, the great Border Abbey towns. A royal charter made Hawick a Burgh of Barony in 1511, while the period of lawlessness when the Border Reivers flourished saw stone fortifications built to protect the surrounding land and its people. Hawick’s cultural epoch can arguably be traced back to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
From Old Photographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445647524
SKU
V9781445647524
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Ref
99-99
About Alastair M. Redpath
Alastair M. Redpath has a keen interest in the history of the Border towns and runs a local history group called 'Project Hawick'. This community manages a digital archive and encourages members of the public to donate photographs and documents, in a similar vein to the BBC's Domesday Project of 1984/2011. Alastair frequently writes articles on local history. Originally hailing ... Read more
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