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Walkerburn is a small village about 2 miles east of Innerleithen. Land was | Walkerburn is a small village about 2 miles east of Innerleithen. Land was acquired by Henry Ballantyne in 1846 for a woollen mill, Tweedvale Mill. The workers initially walked from Galashiels with a village of 115 houses being established in 1854. The village was named after the nearby Waulker Burn. A second mill, Tweedholm Mill was built in 1859 by Robert Frier. By 1861 the village had expanded enough for a primary school to be built and in 1866 a station on the Peebles Railway was opened. The Tweedholm Mill was bought by the Ballantyne family in 1918 and became part of the Tweedvale Mill complex. In 1920 the company implemented a hydro-electric scheme for the mill complex, pumping water up to a reservoir at night, when the mills were not running, and using it to drive a turbine during the day. The railway station was closed in 1961 and the mill was closed in 1988. | ||
===WALKERBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1864-1967=== | ===WALKERBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1864-1967=== | ||
Revision as of 10:17, 26 April 2024
Walkerburn is a small village about 2 miles east of Innerleithen. Land was acquired by Henry Ballantyne in 1846 for a woollen mill, Tweedvale Mill. The workers initially walked from Galashiels with a village of 115 houses being established in 1854. The village was named after the nearby Waulker Burn. A second mill, Tweedholm Mill was built in 1859 by Robert Frier. By 1861 the village had expanded enough for a primary school to be built and in 1866 a station on the Peebles Railway was opened. The Tweedholm Mill was bought by the Ballantyne family in 1918 and became part of the Tweedvale Mill complex. In 1920 the company implemented a hydro-electric scheme for the mill complex, pumping water up to a reservoir at night, when the mills were not running, and using it to drive a turbine during the day. The railway station was closed in 1961 and the mill was closed in 1988.
WALKERBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1864-1967
The society was formed in 1863 as the Walkerburn Co-operative Company[1]. In 1869 the bakery caught fire and was burnt down. The society started calling itself Walkerburn Co-operative Society around 1890.
The society society was considering amalgamation in 1954 but decided to not proceed[2]. However it was facing rising costs and reduced trade so joined Innerleithen in 1967[3].
| WALKERBURN CO-OPERATIVE CO LTD ? | ||
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| File:WalkburnCoop.3.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | WalkburnCoop.3 | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| WALKERBURN CO-OPE SOCIETY LTD | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | WalkburnCoop.Fa | |
| Value | ¼d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 20 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| File:WalkburnCoop.3a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | WalkburnCoop.3a | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Zinc | |
| Notes | ||
| WALKERBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCY LTD | ||
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| File:WalkburnCoop.Hb.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | WalkburnCoop.Hb | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Turquoise Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:WalkburnCoop.1b.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | WalkburnCoop.1b | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:WalkburnCoop.6b.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | WalkburnCoop.6b | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 19 | |
| Manufacture | Dark Red Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:WalkburnCoop.1Sb.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | WalkburnCoop.1Sb | |
| Value | 1/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | White Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
