Old Gala House (1)

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Title

Old Gala House (1)

Description

The house dates from the 16th century and forms a fine example of a laird's house with extensions and rebuilding over the centuries. Originally owned by the Pringles, it was owned by the Scotts of Gala from 1632 until they moved out to New Gala House in 1872 .

In more recent years it has been used as a council museum and home of the Old Gala Club. There is permanent exhibition to Thomas Clapperton the local sculptor who modelled the mounted reiver statue at the war memorial.

Source

scottishborders

Date

16th century onwards

Type

Museum

Identifier

892

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Scott Crescent

Place

Galashiels

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

19/9/2015

OpeningTime1

10 am to 4 pm

Activities

There are 6 rooms available for hire, each with great character.

The Scott room is used by our local registrar and hosts marriages and naming ceremonies.

The Boyd Gallery holds different events throughout the museum open season.

There is a small cafe which opens during museum hours.

WC

No

DisabledWC

Yes

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

13617

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

TD1 3JU

Citation

“Old Gala House (1),” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/890.

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