These great pictures from our archives show different aspects of life in the Hawick area from a bygone time, mainly the 1950s and 60s, showing people at work, school and play, as well as how some familiar places and landscapes looked back then. There’s also a visit from the Queen and a couple of Common Ridings events.
45. 1965
Hawick police fast driving test - a police car overtaking, August 1965. Photo: Unknown
46. 1965
Hawick police fast driving test - traffic patrolman John Denholm at the wheel, August 1965. Photo: Unknown
47. 1965
An exterior view of the Blenkhorn, Richardson & Co. Ltd tweed factory, December 1965. Photo: Ian Porteous
48. 1965
The warping process at the Blenkhorn, Richardson & Co. Ltd tweed factory, showing a worker at the machines, December 1965. Photo: Ian Porteous