Copyright © The Royal Burgh of Peebles Callants' Club, 1990

www.peeblescallants.co.uk

All Rights Reserved

First published in Great Britain 1990 by

MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY (EDINBURGH) LTD

7 Albany Street, Edinburgh EHI 3UG

ISBN 1 85158 3327 (cloth)
ISBN 1 85158 333 5 (paper)

Electronic Reprint 2010 <www.historyofpeebles>

Typeset 14/16 Verdana

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Brown, Joe       .
A history of Peebles: 1850-1990.
1. Scotland. Borders Region. Peebles, 1796-1815

I. Title II. Lawson, lain
941.382

ISBN 1 851583327
ISBN 1 851583335 pbk

The publishers gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of the Common Good Fund of the Royal Burgh of Peebles.

Cover photographs by R. B. Robb and E. R. Stevenson

Queries: Contact lawlerbrown@blueyonder.co.uk

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