What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Chambers Institution. Parts of this building date from the 15th C., when it was the Dean's House of the Cross Kirk. In 1859, it was gifted to the town by William Chambers, the Publisher, and it became the meeting place of the Town Council from 1910-1975. Recorded plaque organisation: Peebles Town Council.
The Chambers Institution, formerly Dean's House of the Cross Kirk dating back to the 15th century, was gifted to the town by William Chambers, a prominent publisher, in 1859 and served as the Town Council meeting place from 1910-1975.
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