These pictures from our archives show different aspects of life in the Melrose area from a bygone time, mainly the 1950s and 60s, including a visit from the Queen, as well as how some familiar landscapes looked back then.
1. 1947
Newstead Village, May 1947. Photo: Unknown
2. 1947
Melrose Abbey with museum building and rock garden, December 1947. Photo: Unknown
3. 1953
Dryburgh Abbey, July 1953. Photo: Unknown
4. 1954
Eildon Hills from Melrose, July 1954. Photo: Unknown