Main Street and A7, Newtongrange
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Main Street and A7, Newtongrange
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 16 Mar 2015
The former mining village expanded around the Lady Victoria colliery which opened in 1890, now the National Mining Museum: note the former pithead wheel R of centre. A new station is being built near here on the Borders Railway, due to open in September.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.86428
Longitude
-3.066495