Newcastleton, Borders

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Jun 1956
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Newcastleton. Village with station in foreground'. View of the village, showing the railway station. The main station building is on the south-bound platform and to the north is the goods yard. There is a signal box on the other platform. Behind the station is the church.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Jun 1956
Subject place
Galashiels/Scottish Borders
Subject notes
Newcastleton Station was on the Waverley line which ran from Edinburgh to Carlisle. The line was closed in 1969. Situated close to the English border, alongside Liddel Water, the planned village of Newcastleton was founded in 1793 by the Duke of Buccleuch as a handloom weaving centre.
Accession number
P39918

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