A growing collection of visual resources about the buildings, places and industrial heritage of Galashiels.
These resources are intended for viewing online, printing, classroom use and community discussion. Select an image to open the full-size version. Printable items will be clearly identified.
A4 Heritage Infographics
Concise illustrated sheets exploring individual buildings, architectural features and themes in the history of the town. Resources prepared for printing will be labelled A4 portrait or A4 landscape.
Galashiels: The Town Built on Tweed
A visual introduction to the extraordinary growth of Galashiels as a woollen-manufacturing town, from water-powered processing and handloom weaving to the railway, steam power and international markets.
The handout cites the evidence for every factual statement, explains the rounding used in the graphic, and records important qualifications about historic population boundaries and the impact of American tariffs.
Decision Trees
Clear visual guides for working through heritage questions, such as identifying a building, checking its designation, recording its condition or responding to a planning proposal.
Decision trees will be added here as they are completed.
Resources for Schools
Classroom-ready material introducing Galashiels through its buildings, maps, textile industry and changing townscape. Each resource will state its suggested age range and whether it includes an activity or accompanying notes.
Resources for schools will be added here.
Using and Reusing Resources
Every downloadable resource will include its image credits, source notes and reuse terms. Where third-party material is included, its licence and attribution requirements will be stated clearly.
Teachers, community groups and local researchers are welcome to suggest subjects through the Contact page.