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Melrose Road, GALASHIELS, TD1 2DU

These buildings have been empty since the Borders College transferred all functions in April 2009 to the new campus at Netherdale Image The day after I took this photo on 22/4/09, the Borders College sign was removed. According to the framework for redevelopment of the 1.93 hectare (4.77 acres) site in the Scottish Borders Local Plan and Planning Brief, these buildings could be converted into flats with new houses built on the remaining area of the campus site. The Queens Sports Centre on the site is owned by Scottish Borders Council and will remain in situ. The original house on this site, called Oaklea, was converted into a school for Galashiels Academy in 1910 with extensions built over the years before the academy moved to a new school in the Gala House Policies in 1964 Image The site was used by Galashiels Technical College after the academy moved to the new school and then by Borders College from 1984 to 2009. I spent my first two years of secondary school here with few happy memories until the transfer to the more relaxed atmosphere of the new academy building. (Source: SBC Planning Brief and Galashiels, A Modern History).

These buildings have been empty since the Borders College transferred all functions in April 2009 to the new campus at Netherdale Image The day after I took this photo on 22/4/09, the Borders College sign was removed. According to the framework for redevelopment of the 1.93 hectare (4.77 acres) site in the Scottish Borders Local Plan and Planning Brief, these buildings could be converted into flats with new houses built on the remaining area of the campus site. The Queens Sports Centre on the right is owned by Scottish Borders Council and will remain in situ. The original house on this site, called Oaklea, was converted into a school for Galashiels Academy in 1910 with extensions built over the years before the academy moved to a new school in the Gala House Policies in 1964 Image The site was used by Galashiels Technical College after the academy moved to the new school and then by Borders College from 1984 to 2009. I spent my first two years of secondary school here with few happy memories until the transfer to the more relaxed atmosphere of the new academy building. (Source: SBC Planning Brief and Galashiels, A Modern History).

This late November sunrise was viewed from the end of the High Road. The approaching vehicles are on the Melrose Road.

The Borders Railway making progress to its destination at Tweedbank, here seen from the bridge on Station Brae. Compare with Image taken in December last year.

I had my compact camera with me to record these sunset clouds hovering over the ASDA store in Galashiels.

These buildings have been empty since the Borders College transferred all functions in April 2009 from Melrose Road to the new campus at Netherdale Image This shows the east side of the former Galashiels Academy facing Langhaugh Lane. According to the framework for redevelopment of the 1.93 hectare (4.77 acres) site in the Scottish Borders Local Plan and Planning Brief, these buildings could be converted into flats with new houses built on the remaining area of the campus site. The original house on this site, called Oaklea, was converted into a school for Galashiels Academy in 1910 with extensions built over the years before the academy moved to a new school in the Gala House Policies in 1964 Image The site was used by Galashiels Technical College after the academy moved to the new school and then by Borders College from 1984 to 2009. I spent my first two years of secondary school here with few happy memories until the transfer to the more relaxed atmosphere of the new academy building. (Source: SBC Planning Brief and Galashiels, A Modern History).

This trolley parking shelter is surrounded by snow after clearing operations in the car park.

These garden ornaments for sale were on display at the entrance to the ASDA store at Galashiels.

This store opened on 20th November 2006 and is accessed from the new (partly completed) Galashiels inner relief road and new Gala Water Bridge. It stands on the former Currie Road industrial estate and has competition from the recently opened (04/12/06) TESCO superstore a short distance to the right of this photo. This building sits between two squares, and although this was taken from just inside NT4936 and the entrance to the store is in NT4936, part of the building out of shot is in NT4935. As a result this may be deemed to be a supplemental image.

The railway heading eastwards on the last short stretch to cross the Tweed to the new terminus station at Tweedbank.