IN our latest feature looking into the history of Tweeddale, the team at Live Borders Museum & Gallery Service, Tweeddale Museum, delve back in the archives to look at the creation of the West United Presbyterian Church, and visit neighbouring Elcho Street Brae, Peebles.
Built in 1891, the West United Presbyterian Church, which is also known as St Andrews Church, stood for around 90 years before being demolished in the 1980s.
The church, which was made of red sandstone, was able to hold around 600 people for services for people from across the area to attend.
The laying of the foundation stone was captured on camera back on September 5, 1891, in which the many workers and townsfolk gathered for the special event and the start of construction (Photo below).
Laying of the foundation stone at the church on September 5, 1891 (Photo: Tweeddale Museum)
Our next photo (Top of page) highlights the single story general grocery shop located on the corner of Elcho Street Brae.
Biggiesknowe was owned by Alex Sheil who applied to add another storey to the building in 1895.
Up the brae, the Co-op also applied to build a bakery and butchers in 1896, and at the time the image was taken, Crossland Crescent is still being built.
Is there a particular piece of Tweeddale’s history you remember or would like to share with the Peeblesshire News for our historical page?
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