39-623: The Chambers Institution is a municipal structure in the High Street in Peebles , Scotland. The structure, which was designed to accommodate a library, a museum, an art gallery and Peebles Burgh Hall , is a Category A listed building . The first municipal building in the town was a medieval tolbooth which stood on the south side of the Eddleston Water near the Bridgegate and which dated back to
78-572: A hotel format, with Peebles Hydro Hotel being one of the few survivors of that era. Notable buildings in the town include the Old Parish Church of Peebles and Neidpath Castle . Other local attractions include a museum and the Kailzie Gardens. Peebles has won multiple awards for the range of shops on its High Street. The oldest building in Peebles is the tower of St Andrew's Church. The church
117-487: A new structure, which accommodated a museum and an art gallery, and on the south side by a new burgh hall. Ownership of the complex passed to the burgh council in 1911. The burgh council then took up an offer by the Scottish-American , Andrew Carnegie , to finance a five-bay extension to the west. The extension was built to a design by George Washington Browne and completed in 1911. Fenestrated with cross-windows on
156-535: A portrait by Edward Arthur Walton of the industrialist, Sir Walter Thorburn . Peebles Peebles ( Scottish Gaelic : Na Pùballan ) is a town in the Scottish Borders , Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire . According to the 2011 census , the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 was 9,000. Initially, a market town , Peebles played
195-595: A role in the woollen industry of the Borders during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Most mills had closed by the 1960s, although the last one remained open until 2015. The character of Peebles has changed; the town serves as home to many people who commute to work in Edinburgh , as well as being a popular tourist destination, especially in the summer. In the mid-to-late 19th century health tourism flourished, centring on hydropathic establishments , which over time morphed into
234-506: A shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Throughout the council's existence a majority of the seats were held by independents : The council was based at the Council Offices on Rosetta Road in Peebles. The building had originally been built in 1856 as a workhouse, but had been extensively rebuilt and extended in 1935 to become the headquarters of Peeblesshire County Council. After
273-565: A temporary settlement. From around 1570, the eastern side was defended by a town wall, which ran in an east-facing arc, through which the road to Glentress passed at the East Gate. The road passing through this gate, the Eastgate, is one of four gates in Peebles, the others being Northgate, Bridgegate (where the Eddleston Water was crossed to the north of town), and Ludgate (the western gate of
312-495: Is Contra Nando Incrementum , Latin for "There is growth by swimming against the stream", referring to the annual migration of salmon up the River Tweed in order to breed. The one salmon facing forwards and two facing backwards represent the fact that for every salmon that goes up the river, two come back to the sea. The arms are very old, first appearing on the town's mercat cross , which was built sometime before 1320. Originally
351-544: Is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders council area in south-eastern Scotland . It had also been a province in the Middle Ages . From 1975 to 1996 it was a local government district . Its boundaries correspond to the historic county of Peeblesshire . The area had an estimated population of 20,848 in 2015. It is one of the five committee areas in the Scottish Borders. Major settlements in
390-588: Is designated as the Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area , one of 40 such areas in Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development. Tweeddale was a historic district or province in the Middle Ages , bordering Teviotdale and the Marches to the east, Liddesdale and Annandale to the south, Clydesdale to
429-580: Is maintained by Borders Buses service X62. Historically Peebles and the Scottish borders have been the location of many textile businesses. Still today, March Street Mills is the location of Robert Noble along with its sister company Replin Fabrics. The arms of the Royal Burgh of Peebles feature three salmon on a red field. The heraldic blazon is: Gules, three salmons counter-naiant in pale proper . The motto
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#1732848532237468-562: Is now closed to the public. On the south side of the High Street are the old burgh offices. These incorporate the town's library, art gallery, and local museum. The building occupied by these is called the Chambers Institution , being deeded to the town by William Chambers , a member of the Chambers publishing family who originated in the town. Chambers' house can be found on the oldest street in Peebles – Biggiesknowe. Peebles tolbooth,
507-760: The British Museum , and the whole of the "Triumph of Alexander", sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen and displayed in the Quirinal Palace . Queen Elizabeth II visited the building to open the John Buchan Museum, a new part of the Chambers Institution, in July 2013. Works of Art in the art gallery include a portrait by John A. Horsburgh of William Chambers, a portrait by Colvin Smith of the poet, Sir Walter Scott , and
546-599: The Peebles Town House , on the south side of the High Street, which was completed in 1753. The fourth and current municipal building on the south side of the High Street started life as a domestic property in the 16th century. It belonged to the Cross Kirk and was known as the Dean's House before being acquired by John Hay, 1st Earl of Tweeddale in 1624. In 1653, it passed to John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and, in 1687, it
585-591: The River Tweed and Eddleston Water (locally called "the Cuddy"). The Tweed flows west to east, and the Eddleston flows from the north, turning to flow southwest 300 yd (270 m) before the confluence. This south-westerly turn demarcates a raised triangular piece of land, open to the east but contained by the rivers to the south and north. The name is generally accepted to come from the Brythonic pebyll tents, signifying
624-425: The 15th century. By the early 17th century, the tollbooth was in a dilapidated state. The second municipal building was a structure known as The Steeple which stood on the north side of the High Street adjacent to Cuddy Bridge and which was completed between 1488 and 1496: it served as the town jail and meeting place of the burgh council until the mid-18th century. This in turn was replaced by a third municipal building,
663-536: The Beltane Festival, Peebles Arts Festival, Tweedlove Bike Festival, and Imaginarium. Peebles is a popular centre for walkers, cyclists, and horse riders. It is the eastern terminus of the John Buchan Way , a 22-kilometre (14 mi) walking route which runs between Peebles and Broughton . The Cross Borders Drove Road , an 82-kilometre (51 mi) route between Hawick and Little Vantage, also passes through
702-412: The High Street. The first bay was fenestrated with single windows on all three floors and was gabled; the second bay, which was recessed on the upper floors, was fenestrated by a five-light transomed window on the ground floor, by a single window on the first floor and by a dormer window on the second floor. The central section of three bays featured a pend and a large bay window on the ground floor:
741-460: The abolition of the old Scottish burghs in 1975, the arms became redundant. In 1988 they were regranted to the Royal Burgh of Peebles and District Community Council, who continue to use the arms today, with the addition of a community council's coronet. The traditional province of Ångermanland in Sweden also has a very similar coat of arms, but with a blue background. Peebles lies at the confluence of
780-452: The area became part of the Borders region. The region was divided into four districts, one of which was called Tweeddale, covering the same area as pre-1975 Peeblesshire. The new Tweeddale district took over the functions of the six former districts of Peeblesshire, which were all abolished at the same time: For lieutenancy purposes, the last lord-lieutenant of the county of Peeblesshire
819-671: The area include Peebles , Innerleithen and West Linton . It is the traditional name for the dale (the area drained) by the upper reaches of the River Tweed . This area was considered to end before the Yarrow Water flowed into the Tweed, so the area was bounded to the south and east by the Yarrow/Tweed watershed , and to the north and east by the Gala Water /Tweed watershed. 12,770 ha of upper Tweeddale between Broughton and Peebles
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#1732848532237858-454: The civic centre of the medieval burgh, is the only medieval tolbooth site in Scotland to have been excavated by archaeologists. Peebles is no longer connected to the railway network. In years past, the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway had lines that connected Peebles to Edinburgh and Galashiels , with a goods station and Peebles and Peebles West stations. A connection to Edinburgh
897-401: The colours were not standardised, the background variously appearing as blue, green or red. The last seems to have been most common, and it was red that was chosen when the arms were formally granted by Lord Lyon in 1894, following a petition from the town clerk, William Buchan, who had previously received a letter from A. C. Fox-Davies questioning the burgh's right to use the arms. After
936-495: The first floor and castellated along the roof, the extension incorporated shops on the ground floor and additional library space on the first floor. A memorial to commemorate the lives of local service personnel who died in the First World War , designed by Burnett Napier Henderson Orphoot in the form of a hexagonal pavilion with an ogee-shaped roof, was unveiled in the courtyard in 1922. The burgh hall continued to serve as
975-709: The largest secondary school in the Borders, Peebles High School , which is attended by pupils from all over Tweeddale. In 2005, a study by the New Economics Foundation ranked Peebles as the best town in Scotland (second best in the UK, after Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire ) for a range of independent shops and 'home town identity'. The local health facility is Hay Lodge Hospital in Neidpath Road. Tweeddale Tweeddale ( Scottish Gaelic : Srath Thuaidh/Tuaidhdail )
1014-561: The local festival. The annual local festival in Peebles is called the Beltane , and involves (as with many Borders festivals) a Common Riding . The Beltane, proclaimed at the cross, culminates with the crowning of the Beltane Queen (a girl chosen from one of three local primary schools ) along with her court, including the likes of the First and Second Courtiers, Sword Bearer and Standard Bearer; on
1053-515: The meeting place of the burgh council for much of the 20th century, but ceased to be the local seat of government after the enlarged Tweeddale District Council was formed at the former County Hall in Rosetta Road in 1975. In 1990, a new room was opened in the museum to display friezes donated by William Chambers which reproduced sections of the Elgin Marbles , sculpted by Phidias and displayed in
1092-400: The section was fenestrated with single windows on the first floor and dormer windows on the second floor and featured a bartizan at the top left corner. The last bay, which was projected forward, took the form of a four-stage tower with an ogee -shaped roof. The pend led to a courtyard: it was bounded on the north side by the original building, which accommodated a library, on the west side by
1131-471: The shires gradually became the more important areas for administration; the old provinces were not abolished as such, but their importance diminished. Local government reorganisation in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 introduced a two-tier structure of local government across Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Peeblesshire County Council was abolished and
1170-452: The steps in front of the parish church. The adult principal of the festival is the Cornet , a local young man chosen by the organizing committee on a basis of being considered worthy of representing the town, who then carries the town standard for a year. To the west of the town is Neidpath Castle , which can be reached on foot through Hay Lodge Park; the route has views of the castle. The castle
1209-403: The town), now called Young Street. At the junction of Eastgate and Northgate roads, where the Eastgate becomes High Street, is an ancient market cross. The present-day market is held in a car park adjacent to the site of the former railway station, at the north and south ends of which are the remains of the town wall. Peebles High Street runs parallel with the Tweed along the spine of a ridge, at
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1248-608: The town. The town is home to two long-established Scottish senior sporting clubs. Peebles Rovers F.C. provides Peebles with a senior Football team in the East of Scotland Football League , meanwhile Peebles RFC currently represent the town in Scottish National League Division Two in the Scottish Rugby pyramid system. Peebles has an 18-hole golf course located at the upper end of Kirkland Street. The golf club
1287-428: The west and Lothian to the north. From the twelfth century the area was divided into sheriffdoms . The southern part of Tweeddale became the sheriffdom of Selkirkshire , also known as Ettrick Forest, whilst the northern part of Tweeddale was initially divided into two sheriffdoms, based at Peebles and Traquair , before those two were united as the single shire of Peebles, or Peeblesshire , around 1304. From then on
1326-538: The west end of which is the parish church. In 2014 Creative Scotland named Peebles the most creative place of its size in Scotland, presenting the town with a Creative Place Award and £100,000 to enhance arts events, festivals, and arts commissions. Most arts performances take place in the Eastgate Theatre on the High Street which has a year-round programme of music, drama, dance, talks, and classes for children and adults. The town also has four major annual festivals –
1365-482: Was acquired by the publisher, William Chambers , in 1857. Over the next few years, Chambers remodelled the building and its grounds to provide facilities for the social improvement of the town. The remodelled structure was designed by John Paris in the Scottish baronial style , built with a stucco finish and was officially opened on 8 August 1859. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with six bays facing onto
1404-481: Was formerly owned and run by the local council before being taken over and run by its own members. Peebles has three primary schools: Kingsland (now relocated to Neidpath Road from its original position on Rosetta Road), Priorsford, and the Roman Catholic Halyrude Primary School (now relocated from Elcho Street to the former Kingsland primary school building on Rosetta road ). Peebles also has
1443-409: Was founded in 1195. It was destroyed (along with many other Borders abbeys and priories ) by the soldiers of Henry VIII . The stones of the ruins were pilfered for many other local buildings leaving only the tower standing amongst the gravestones of the churchyard. Another ancient church in the town is the Cross Kirk, founded in 1261. Although now mainly ruins, the Cross Kirk plays a prominent part in
1482-583: Was inherited by William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry who made it available as a lodging to his son, William Douglas, 1st Earl of March . After the building, known by this time as the Queensberry Lodging, had passed down the Queensberry line through much of the 18th century, William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry sold it to the provost , Dr James Reid, in 1781. It then remained in the Reid family until it
1521-426: Was made the first Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale when the reforms came into effect in 1975. The Borders region and its four districts, including Tweeddale, were abolished in 1996, merging to form the present Scottish Borders council area. The area of the pre-1996 Tweeddale district continues to be used as a lieutenancy area. The first election to Tweeddale District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as
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