History
1736: The local estate had been called Grange of Romanno, but was changed, by Alexander Forrester Cochrane who acquired the Estate in 1736.
.... When James Mackintosh bought the Estate it was in a state of dilapidation. William Chambers tells us (A History of Peebleshire, 1884) that James Mackintosh, in early life, went to India and, by extraordinary diligence, professional skill and economy, realised a considerable fortune. He returned to Scotland and, while still in middle life, was able to bring his ingenuity to bear on the dormant resources of Lamancha.
1832 Lamancha School was built.
The ground was given, rent-free, by James Mackintosh of Lamancha.
He also supplied much of the building material and the school was built in local sandstone by James Laswon.
When the school was opened, the local children assembled at Cowdenburn and marched along the road with James Mackintosh, John Scott (their Teacher) and a Piper called Angus Baillie.
1874 The Kirk Session of the Parish handed the building over to the School Board, but preserved the right to use the school for church purposes and a pulpit remained in the classroom.
1887 James Mackintosh (son of the above James Mackintosh) allocated half an acre of ground on the other side of the main road for a playground.
1890s School roll reaches a peak with 72 children attending.
1904 Another classroom was added in at a cost of £383.18.4d.
1924 The volume of traffic passing along the main road had become so great that it was too dangerous to have the playground on the other side of the road from the school.
A new playground was re-sited beside the school.
Since then the main road has been re-routed and the playground altered again, but tht ground on the other side of the old main road is still called "Old Schoolyard".
1937 Electricity installed.
1957 An extension was added which incorporated a new toliet, a cloakroom and a medical room.
1980s School roll falls with only 9 children attending.
1984 The school closes after 152 years of use.
2000 Local residents began to make enquiries of Scottish Borders Council regarding acquisition of the school and possible conversion into a Community Centre for the District.
2008 The Hub officially opened by Jeremy Purvis MSP Friday 26th September.