Tom and I decided to complete our visit to Hawick to walk the entire length of the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme. Today we walked the section from where the River Teviot and Slitrig meet to Wilton Park on both banks of the river. This is the Call near where the Pringle factory used to be and it was probably created for the factory many years ago. I used to visit Pringle regularly in the 80s and early 90s for UPS and secured almost all of their international business. The factory no longer exists and a Care Home is built on the site as far as I know.
Two Heron's stand guard at the Salmon Ladder
Looking up river from the new bridge on the Teviot
The new bridge
The flood barrier on the left bank of the Teviot
The meeting of the Slitrig and Teviot. The gable end of the building next to the wall used to be a much larger building which was washed away in a flood several years ago.
The flood barrier next to the large main car park with a gate that will be locked when a flood alert happens.
The area where Pringle used to have their main building. and next to it in the building which has the tower is another empty knitwear factory.
The Call on a very quiet river day, but when it is in full flood this can be a frightening area.
The main road into Wilton Lodge Park
The Hawick Museum. well worth a visit.
It's been a good autumn for Fungi.
The most beautiful tree on our walk.
River Teviot from the bridge at the Cafe
A nice tree in front of the museum. We have now walked both banks of the Teviot where the new Flood barrier has been built. Hopefully Hawick will now be protected from the severe flooding it has experienced over the years.
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