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.
21. Royal Visit 1962
Young and old line the road to see the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, July 1962. Photo: Unknown
22. 1962
Plum orchard near Melrose, with Eildon Hills in background, November 1962. Photo: Unknown
23. 1962
Plum orchard near Melrose, with Eildon Hills in background, November 1962. Photo: Unknown
24. 1963
Rugby at the Greenyards - Melrose v Hawick, April 1963. G.D. Stevenson gets his pass away. Photo: Unknown