Changing face of Penicuik

I had a message from a gentleman living in Aberdeen, who formerly lived in Penicuik, so for him I have added these photos of Penicuik.

First two are of "The targets" where he used to play as a boy.

There is a long distance shot showing the south entrance to Pepper Lamb's Pend, in the High Street, which allowed pedestrian access to Valleyfield Mill, the Close still has the original wooden cobbles through the archway.

The sites of the old Valleyfield and adjacent Eskmill are now new housing developments.

For many years the old war memorial, erected in memory of the French Prisoner's of war who were held in the cellars of the papermill having been captured during the Napoleonic War - lay hidden. However with the transformation of the site, the war memorial has been opened up, and the area cleaned - so there are now regular visitors.