Lucy Sanderson Cottage Homes

I was out in the van today and I had to visit this quaint little corner of Galashiels. I like the wee houses and their matching chimneys. They are the Lucy Sanderson Cottage Homes and Ida Hayward Cottages. They are thought to be the earliest form of sheltered housing in Scotland. Lucy Sanderson was the wife of mill owner James Sanderson, who died in 1925. The homes were built to house retired local mill workers and are now listed buildings including the Hall which houses the clock tower.