Galashiels
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Galashiels, colloquially known as Gala, is a town in the Scottish Borders. The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive history in the textile industry. Galashiels is th
Bank Street Gardens in Galashiels, 2011
Galashiels Burgh Chambers
Galashiels Transport Interchange, a combined bus and railway station, shown in August 2015
Galashiels Academy is the only secondary school in the town
Heriot-Watt University
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Heriot-Watt University is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and was subs
Galashiels
…Borders. The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive history in the textile industry. Galashiels is the location of Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design. The town had a population of 10,075 in 2022. To the west of the town, there is an ancient earthwork known as the Picts's…
This statue of James Watt commissioned for the School of Arts today sits at Heriot-Watt's Edinburgh Campus.
The former site of Heriot-Watt College on Chambers Street, today occupied by the Edinburgh Crown Office
A view of the loch at Edinburgh Campus
Scottish Borders Campus