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The image top is of the main car park in
Hawick looking towards the James Thomson
Walking Bridge to the
High Street. This Bridge was completed in 2006
with a Statue of the Poet James Thomson on the
north side. Hawick Museum in Wilton Park is a
half mile walk left in this image, along Wilton
Park Road.
At the south end of the High Street is the
Hawick Textile Tower House Museum. The Tower House is
said to be the oldest building in Hawick, built
in the 1500s as Drumlanrig's Tower. The Tower
was used as a Hotel for some time, then in 2009
opened as a Museum with history of the Town,
Art, and information on the Textile Industry
that Hawick and other Border Towns grew
around.
Outside the Tower House are Statues with a
Flag erected in 2014 depicting the capture of
an English flag by a young man from Hawick at
the Battle of
Hornshole in 1514.
Mid way along the High Street is the Town
Hall built in 1886.
At the north end of the High Street is the
Horse Statue erected in 1914 to commemorate the
Hawick youths at the Battle of Hornshole.
At the south end of the High Street, round
from the Tower Museum, is the Heritage Hub
iCentre with Turnbull Statue outside. This
Statue was erected in 2007 to commemorate
William of Rule turning an angry bull to save
the life of Robert the Bruce in 1313.
The Heritage Hub
iCentre and Tower Mill allows people to search
for Relatives, has a Cafe, Film Theatre, and
Waterwheel. The Hub and Tower Mill are in old
Town buildings rebuilt after a fire in
1992.
St Mary's
Church is just behind the Heritage Hub,
built in 1764 on the site of a much earlier
Church.
Hawick Museum
is in the scenic Wilton Park on the west side
of Hawick, about a half mile walk west from the
main car park. Displays and Art cover Hawick
and other areas. Jimmie Guthrie
1930s and Steve Hislop
1990s exhibitions cover the achievements of
Hawickâs two Motorcycle Champions.
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