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Action from the Lilliesleaf Hand Ba', Roxburghshire, c.1920s -1930s
The Lilliesleaf Hand Ba' was played by children only. The men are on hand to teach...
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Lilliesleaf Hand Ba' game scrum, Roxburghshire, 4 March 1930
The game of hand ba' was originally played like a type of football, now it is more...
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Children at Lilliesleaf on 'Hand Ba' Day', Roxburghshire, c.1920s - 1930s
The game is played with a small ball thrown with the hands, being particularly popular...
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The Shrove Tuesday ba' game at Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, 1995
The ball is somewhere in the mass of players, who are fighting for it. There are more or...
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The Shrove Tuesday ba' game at Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
The game is started by throwing the ball high in the air: there is then a struggle to...
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Handba' game, Jedburgh, Jedburgh parish, Roxburghshire, 1997
The game is played by the young men of the two halves of the town. There is no limit to...
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Action from the Jedburgh Ball Game, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, c. 1910 - 1920.
The Jedburgh Ball Game, the 'Jethart Hand Ba' was an ancient game, originally said to...
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Handba' game, Jedburgh, Jedburgh parish, Roxburghshire, 1997.
Handba' game, Jedburgh, Jedburgh parish, Roxburghshire, 1997. The ball is being...
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1960s Cortina meets Concorde
Ford Cortina - a classic British 1960s saloon car beneath Concorde. 50 years after...
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Crafty Cold War
Crafty Cold War make and take beneath the 1960s BOAC Boeing 707 fuselage. 50 years...
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Cold War al fresco
Eating outside the Aviator Café at the Cold War Experience.
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Cold War paper aircraft testing
Testing paper aircraft made at Cold War make and take. 50 years after the Cuban...
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Green Goddess at the ready!
Green Goddess fire truck at the Cold War Experience. 50 years after the Cuban Missile...
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Cold War Experience cars a plenty
Lots of visitors came to enjoy the fine weather at the Cold War Experience. 50 years...
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Cold War view
View from beneath the Avro Vulcan bomber looking southwards across the East...
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How touching? When Vulcan met Hangar 2
Wing of the Avro Vulcan almost touching Hangar 2. 50 years after the Cuban Missile...
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Close up and personal
Close up view of nose cone of Avro Vulcan. 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis,...
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Cold War surface to air missile
English Electric Thunderbird Mk1 Surface to Air Missle (SAM). The Thunderbird...
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