What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Bank House. The author John Buchan, later Governor-General of Canada, often stayed in this house as a boy. Recorded plaque organisation: Peebles Town Council.
Sir Rt Hon. Lord John Buchan CH GCVO PC GCMG was a prolific Scottish author and historian, known for works like "The Thirty-Nine Steps," and served as Governor-General of Canada from 1935 to 1940, significantly influencing cultural and political ties between Canada and the United Kingdom.
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Photo: Jim Barton on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0