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Peebles / United Kingdom

Peebles is a royal burgh in Peeblesshire, of which it is the county town, within the Scottish Borders region. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the latest estimated population in June 2018 is 9000.

Chambers Institution

Peebles / United Kingdom

The Chambers Institution is home to the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery, a museum, library and art gallery at Peebles in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The building is named after the publisher William Chambers who was one of the founders of what is now the Chambers Harrap publishing house. Alternative names for the building are Dean's House or Queensberry Lodging. The Institution was formerly owned by the Dukes of Queensberry. A window lintel bears the date '1668'.