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.

9. 1958
Furniture maker Mr Dodds selecting wood to make a rustic table, April 1958. | JPIMedia Photo: Unknown

10. 1958
Salmon fishing on the River Tweed near Melrose, November 1958. | JPIMedia Photo: Unknown


12. 1962
Bemersyde House, August 1962. Grounds were about to be opened to the public. | JPIMedia Photo: Unknown
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