Mill lade and water turbine, Galashiels
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Mill lade and water turbine, Galashiels
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 22 Aug 2023
A short open length of the mill lade is on view alongside Huddersfield Street at the Gala Water Retail Park. The turbine was used to power machinery in one of the textile mills here as recently as 1968, as noted on a nearby information board.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.613349
Longitude
-2.802162