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    PHOTO GALLERY: James Wilson statue arrives in Hawick

    Tuesday, August 29th, 2017
    The James Wilson Statue at Tower Knowe, which was donated to the town by The Economist magazine

    The statue of James Wilson, the founder of The Economist arrived in Hawick on Friday afternoon. The statue was previously situated in the Economist office in London, but it has now made it’s way to Hawick, and is located just yards away from his birthplace.

    Full story in this week’s Hawick Paper.

    View a photo gallery of the statue arriving, below.

    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING
    James Wilson statue arriving in Hawick. PICTURES: ILF IMAGING

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