Artefacts Photographs and Images Postcards Video Cassettes / CDs Maps, Plans and Diagrams Documents Fiction Books Non-Fiction Books

A detail of the various books, records and other documents held by the Society is set out below.

Anyone seeking furthur information on any of these documents or wishing to view them should get in touch with the Society Archivists Ronald and Marianne Morrison RM114414@aol.com (tel 01361 882166) with whom arrangements can be made.

 

P.I Old School Photograph by A Lothian photographer Duns

P.2 Memorial of the Rev John Robertson South Church Duns Dec. 1992

P.3. Grinding Stone in Walker’s Yard Currie Street Duns Dec. 1992

P.4. Edins Hall Broch

P.5 Twelve photograph’s of now demolished Langton House - interior, exterior and lodge

P.6. Six photographs of V.J. Ceremony August 1995

P.7. Election of Reiver - from the ‘Scotsman’ 28 April 1950

P.8 Murray Street and Town Hall - from the ‘Scotsman’ 6th. December 1925

P.9 Gathering outside Town Hall - date and occasion unknown

P.10 Six photographs of the unveiling of the millennium cairn plus two newspaper cuttings

P.11 Book of 23 photographs dated February 1992+ showing inter alia Market Square, plate for moulting tyre? Castle Street, Easter Street, various Churches and former churches oldest and newest house, scenes from Duns Show old station buildings and original cobbles

P12 Book of 22 photographs showing filming of film about Princess Diana also pubs of Duns

P13 Twenty eight photographs mostly in book entitled ‘Memories’ of Reivers’ Week 1993?

P14 Twenty eight photographs in album showing re-erection of Mercat Cross

P15 Twenty nine photographs in album showing vintage and racing cars (25th. Anniversary of death of Jim Clark?)

P16 Twenty four photographs in album showing inter alia Boston Court, Market Square Murray Street, Newton Street, Duns Law, Polish War Memorial and various photographs in connection with Reivers’ Week 2000?

P17 Box of photographs containing 61 photographs of visit to Reston by the Duke and Duchess of Kent plus 22 photographs occasion unidentified

P18 Photographs of members of Duns and District Operatic Society 1962 and 1979

P19 Newspaper article and photographs on re-erection of Mercat Cross

P20 Nine studio portraits, subjects unknown, by D. Davidson & Son, photographers Duns.

P21 Photograph of ‘Yorkie’ Borders’ Traveller/Roadster c 1920. - (with article)

P22 The Old Auction Mart Murray Street

P23 Duns Town Hall by moonlight - black faced clock (also c.1950 (2) and clock tower)

P 24 Duns Castle c. 1790 - also copies of etching c 1820 - fishing on the lake c1905

P.25 The Corn Exchange plus date stone

P 26 County Buildings

P 27. Duns Tolbooth c 1680

P 28 Market Square Duns 1816

P29. Framed Photograph of Duns and District Trade Association Stall 1950

P30 Cheeklaw Toll House

P31 Langtongate Duns

P32 Bridgend Duns

P33 Boston School Duns

P34 Berwickshire Village Scenes a) Ayton b) Swinton (2) b) Westruther c) Swinton d) Polwarth Village (2) e) Coldstream f) Gavinton g) Lauder h) Rock House Chirnside (2) i) Longformacus Village Row j) Longformacus Village Well k) Greenlaw stepping stones Greenlaw l) Norham m) Eyemouth n) Midlem o) Kirk Yetholm p) Whitsome q) Preston

P35 Set of photographs Pipe Bands in the Public Park c. 2000

P36 Box of slides of Duns Streets and Buildings

P.37 Greenlaw Town Hall, Town Cross and Coat of Arms

P38 Curle’s shop Castle Street c 1890

P39 Set of five photographs donated by Stuart Purves comprising brass bands (2) in Square Duns 1917, pipe band in Castle Street (1919?), hairdressing saloon and Duns Bowling Green -also Newspaper Cutting of W.W.1 Recruiting

P40 Set of 31 A5 photographs mounted, and 13 A4 (or approx.) photographs mounted from the collection of the late Neil Lawrence - various scenes c 1960

P41 Various images of Papermills Berwickshire - Broomhouse, 1842, 1851 and 1923 -also Young Trotter proprietor Chirnside

P42 Various Images from the 1948 floods

P43 Duns Fire Engine (with articles)

P44 Various Historic Images of Duns obtained from Museum Services including a) Railway Station b) Tiendhillgreen c) The Square c 1970 (2), d) Plough Inn c 1890 e) Whitchester Hospital f) Boston House pre 1891 g) Boston House c 1950 h) Fair in the Square and i) old properties (2)

P45 Local worthy Luke Misset (with article)

P46 Various images of Cumledge Mills including staff photograph, flood damage, Mrs. Laidlaw, also miscellaneous notes

P47 Set of photographs donated by Mona Edgar comprising Borthwick Castle (with associated map and drawing); shop of K.E. Binnie, Market Square and Covenanting Stone

P48 Kimmerghame Fire 1939 (4 images)

P49 Berwick Bridge a) from an early etching by B Balimer and also from two old Post Card

P50 Photograph of early Festival Ride-out leaving Square.

P51 2 photographs showing Town Hall

P52. Book of Photographs and C.D. Rom of Duns Pipe Band.

P53 Military Parade in the Square c1950? -occasion unknown

P54 Children in Easter Street c 1900.

P55 Various images obtained from Jack Utterson including a) driven cattle in front of Bostonl Church, b) Aitchieson’s Garage Murray Street c) Newtown Street c.1910 d) shop of J Dewar cabinetmaker e) barber’s shop and staff f) Sally Lodge g) Castle Street 1961

P56 Photograph of 4 young golfers 1906 and curling on Hen Poo 1920s

P57 Various prints of Museum at Biggar presented by Archie Wright

P58 Photograph of Cumledge Mill Football Club 1904?

P59 Ann Smith Memorial Langton

P60 Various Street Scenes Duns a) Bridgend (2) b) Easter Street

P61 John Duns Scotius - statue(2) tomb? and various depictions (3)

P62 Images (4) of Town Square

P63 Framed portrait of Rt. Hon Sir Henry Seton-Karr M.P. who died when the ‘Empress of Ireland’ sank in the St. Lawrence River 29th. May 1914) (from former Unionist Rooms)

P64 Framed Photographs of Duns and District Co-operative Society before and after fire 18 October 1926

P65 Langton Church

P66 Fogo Church showing Lych Gate and War Memorial

P 67 Three photographs from the John Wood Collection High Street and Cross Coldingham 1895 and Wheatsheaf Inn Reston 1890

P68 Three Photographs of and Newspaper report on fiftieth anniversary of East Berwickshire Agricultural Machinery Club

P69 Bridgend Duns

P70 Luke and Hogg’s Garage North Street Duns

P 71 Rev. Thomas Boston Memorial Stone

P 72 Curling on Hen Poo

P73 Rapier Defence System being tested on West Printonan Hill October 1977

P74 BSA Motor Cycle converted to drive a turnip cutter at Duns Mill 1932

P75 Funeral of Miller of Manderston

P76 Four photographs of Service at Covenanting Memorial Stone on Duns Law

P77 Various images (6) from Duns Summer Festival

P78 Various images of Duns' shops a) Storey b) David Veitch c) R.L. Stevenson d) Andrew Turnbull e) SCWS f) Howie g) D Porter h) J.C. Rae i) K.E. Binnie

P79 Songs of Praise from Duns Old and Boston Parish Church (2)

P80 Old Building (now demolished) known as Eglington Castle (2)

P81 Boy Scout Troup Photograph - W Miller

P82 Sewerage works

P83 Wedding Photograph (mock?) taken at Garrymore House 1944

P84 Crowd Scene at unknown event c 1950