Dr Hamilton's house Hawick

Category

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Item no

2146

Title

Dr Hamilton's house Hawick

Description

Boys stand outside a house in Hawick. The house has two stone pillars at the entrance, a balcony above the entrance and other carved stonework. One of the boys in front of a metal fence carries a satchel.

Artist / maker

Morham, George

Date

1885

Size

13.8 x 10.4 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders dates from around the 11th century. It is famous both as a centre for textiles and for the Common Riding celebrations in May and June, which commemorate the defeat of English forces at Hornshole in 1514, and maintain the tradition of riding the boundaries of the common land.

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