Coldstream is a beautiful Scottish border village on the river Tweed that has been the focus of historic crossings between Scotland and England. The bridge took three years to build, and completed October 1766 at a cost of £6000. It was one of three bridges to be built over the river Tweed and has a plaque to commemorate the poet Robert Burns who visited Coldstream in 1787.
Before the bridge was built, a ford was used to cross the river Tweed, which still remains today. In 1660, 'Monck's Regiment of Foot' a regiment of soldiers led by the 1st Duck of Albemarle George Monck, marched from Coldstream across the ford and into England. Their objective was to restore the Stuart Monarchy, King Charles II, after his return from exile in Europe. After King Charles II was restored to the throne, the 'Monck's Regiment' was given the prestigious role of the Kings Guard and renamed 'The Coldstream Guards' after the Scottish village the Regiment marched from.
The Marjoribanks monument was constructed in 1834 and was commissioned to commemorate Charles Albany Marjoribanks. The Marjoribanks family inherited the estate of Lees, near Coldstream, and were involved in the East India Company before settling on the estate. Charles' father, Sir John was the 1st Baronet who, before becoming a Scottish MP for Buteshire and twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh, was a captain in the Coldstream Guards.
Charles Marjoribanks followed in the family tradition of working in the East India Company as a young man, and in his thirties became a Freeman of the city of Edinburgh. He was elected MP of Berwickshire in 1832 and represented the Liberal Party. He helped to pass the Reform Bill through Parliament, which changed to electoral system in England and Wales to allow more people to vote. He died the following year and the monument is dedicated to his memory.
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