A sad looking building

In the Trove archive I came across this sad looking building. This post shares some of its extraordinary timeline. As a building it has had many “lives” and I am sure there are still many living today who have fond memories associated with it!


1824, map of Hawick by John Wood:


1859, Ordnance Survey map:


1859, Large Scale Ordnance Survey map:


28 September 1865, Southern Reporter:


Sketch of Hawick Corn Exchange [based on an old photograph]:


8 April 1882, Hawick Express:


2 April 1909, Hawick News & Border Chronicle:


10 September 1920, Hawick News & Border Chronicle:


Alla Navimova:


30 March 1938, Hawick Express:


13 June 1951, Hawick Express:


Photograph credit: Paul Francis:


1963, Ordnance Survey map:


10 April 1968, The Scotsman:


7 September 1969, Sunday Post:


16 March 1972, Berwick Advertiser:


1974, Ordnance Survey map:


1980s: sketch of Marina Cinema [based on an old photograph]:


16 May 1985, Southern Reporter:


13 June 1985, Southern Reporter:


22 October 1992, Southern Reporter:


31 March 1994, Southern Reporter:


That’s all folks!

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