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John Groat

John Groat
37 memories
Stothard The Undertaker And Wife c.1875 Studio Portrait Woman At Table Holding Book Cover c.1900 Young Victorian Woman c.1895

Broomhouse remembered

Broomhouse remembered
4 memories
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1959 Children Feeding St Cuthberts Bakery Delivery Horse At Falcon Gardens c.1934 Woman Carrying Home The Messages Along Gorgie Road 1930s

Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Old Royal High School 1961-1966

Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Old Royal High School 1961-1966
20 memories
Old Royal High School - The School Prospectus 1959-60 Old Royal High School - Staff List 1960 Old Royal High School - The School Song

Bill Lamb's - Memories of the 43rd Boys and Life Boys Brigade of St Nicholas Church Sighthill

Bill Lamb's - Memories of the 43rd Boys and Life Boys Brigade of St Nicholas Church Sighthill
56 memories
43rd St Nicholas/Sighthill Boys Brigade and Life Boys 43rd St Nicholas/Sighthill Boys Brigade and Life Boys 43rd St Nicholas/Sighthill Boys Brigade and Life Boys

Winter Holiday

Winter Holiday
13 memories
Skiers In The Pentlands Taking Advantage Of A Hard Winter 1962 Christmas Festival, Princes Street Gardens Girl With Ice-Skates Leaning Against Wall 1958

The Green

The Green
44 memories
Margaret Lee - Playing in the High Green (South of the Wooden Bridge) . Children Playing In Back Green At East Thomas Street c.1948 Playing Golf In The Back Green 1940s

Russ Keith's - The Murray Burn, the Union Canal and me.

Russ Keith's - The Murray Burn, the Union Canal and me.
8 memories
The original Murray Burn Culvert entrance on the Bypass side. The original Murray Burn Culvert exit from the City side Steps leading to the Canal Bank

Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Parkhead and Sighthill Estates from 1930 to 1970

Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Parkhead and Sighthill Estates from 1930 to 1970
26 memories
The Pre-War Estates of Parkhead and Sighthill Edinburgh. Parkhead and Sighthill Estates in the 1960s Home Guard Unit 1940

The Forth Road Bridge

The Forth Road Bridge
29 memories
Men Working On Construction Of The Forth Road Bridge c.1962 Approach Viaduct Of Forth Road Bridge Under Construction c.1962 Construction Workers On The Forth Road Bridge c.1962

Best days of your life

Best days of your life
7 memories
Murrayburn Primary School - St Andrews Day Trip 21st March1961 Murrayburn Primary School Class 1954/5 - Teacher Unknown (possibly Miss Gray) Murrayburn Primary School - St Andrews Trip 21st March 1961

Stuart Laidlaw's Classroom memories of Murrayburn and Wester Hailes Primary Schools in the 1950s

Stuart Laidlaw's Classroom memories of Murrayburn and Wester Hailes Primary Schools in the 1950s
29 memories
Slate and Stylus 1950 Classroom heater 1955 Teacher's Pointer 1955

Newhailes House

Newhailes House
7 memories
The Old Ladies Inside Newhailes Fireplace detail at Newhailes.

Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Prefabs of Sighthill Edinburgh 1946-1966

Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Prefabs of Sighthill Edinburgh 1946-1966
16 memories
Sighthill Prefab Estate 1960 The entire Calders Prefab Estate 1947 Middle of the Calders Prefab Estate 1947

City retail

City retail
8 memories
Shop Worker With Flowers And Ladies Outside Dairy Shop At 100 Gorgie Road 1945 Shop Assistant Standing Outside Corner Shop Door, early 1990s Edinburgh Shopping Centre c.1990

St Cuthbert's Horses

St Cuthbert's Horses
14 memories
Alastair W. Forbes - My first job Woman Petting Milk Delivery Horse In Gardner's Crescent, August 1969 Scotmid Coach Works Restoration And Painting 1992

Trinity Newhaven Wardie

Trinity Newhaven Wardie
15 memories
Postcard Of Wardie Road c.1930 Postcard Of Granton Road c.1930 Tramcar in Main Street, Newhaven

Holy Cross 1907-1929

Holy Cross 1907-1929
15 memories
1925-26 Hockey 1st XI 1922 Mr Taylor as student 1920 Holy Cross Football team

Stuart Laidlaw's History of Wester Hailes in the 1960s

Stuart Laidlaw's History of Wester Hailes in the 1960s
17 memories
Wester Hailes in the 1960s Sketch Map 0f Wester Hailes Road Sighthill in the1950s Map showing site of Wester Hailes Primary School 1960

Working Lives

Working Lives
20 memories
Fountainbridge Brewery, Edinburgh Delivery Horses At McEwan's Brewery Fountainbridge 1940 Scottish & Newcastle Brewery, Fountainbridge

Prefabs

Prefabs
44 memories
Sketch of Sighthill P.O.W. Camp Old Canal Bridge Sighthill The Calders Prefab Estate and Wester Hailes up to1965

David McMillan's - The Calders Prefab Estate and Wester Hailes Primary School in the 1950s

David McMillan's - The Calders Prefab Estate and Wester Hailes Primary School in the 1950s
14 memories
The Calders Estate Sighthill by David McMillan - Part One The Calders Estate Sighthill by David McMillan - Part Two The Calders Estate Sighthill by David McMillan - Part Three

Stuart Laidlaw's selected memories of Post War Sighthill 1945-1970

Stuart Laidlaw's selected memories of Post War Sighthill 1945-1970
13 memories
AILOH and ARCON Prefabs on Calder Drive Sighthill 1949 11 Calder Drive Sighthill Wooden Huts at Sighthill P.O.W. Camp

Street Photographers

Street Photographers
50 memories
Pedestrians Walking Along North Bridge 1930s Reverse Of A Street Photography Photograph 1950s Father And Daughter Walking Along Princes Street 1935

Family

Family
7 memories
Family Outing To The Highlands In The Mini c.1960 Brothers And Sister Sitting In Garden At Carrick Knowe c.1950 Mother With Her Twin Babies 1911

Jean Bell's Dumbiedykes

Jean Bell's Dumbiedykes
46 memories
Woman Standing By Bonnet Of Car c.1959 Couple Relaxing In Their Home At 42 Dumbiedykes Road c.1955 Musical Get Together In Living Room At 10 Bellevue Street c.1962

The Walker Family - A Family Of Millers On The Water Of Leith

The Walker Family - A Family Of Millers On The Water Of Leith
70 memories
Boy Standing In Kilt And Boater With Pet Dog c.1900 Portrait Lady In Black c.1850 Miller And His Family Outside Bell's Mill House At Belford Bridge c.1890

Edinburgh Salon

Edinburgh Salon
3 memories
The girl washing hair was Rhona in our new appointment salon. "Edinburgh Newest Continental GENTS HAIR STYLIST

The 69 year old story of the history of "Bobs" the famous Family Hairdressing Dynasty.

The 69 year old story of the history of "Bobs" the famous Family Hairdressing Dynasty.
80 memories
Photo of our Father at the front door looking very young and pleased with himself, This is a side view of our Father aged 13 taken in Grudziadz, Poland. The family photo from left to right front row, Franciszka our Polish Grandmother age 34,

Stuart Laidlaw's History of Broomhouse 1939 to the early 1970s.

Stuart Laidlaw's History of Broomhouse 1939 to the early 1970s.
62 memories
Origins of Broomhouse Saughton House off the Old Calder Road (Picture 1) Saughton House Entrance on the Old Calder Road (Picture 2)

William Tyrrell

William Tyrrell
4 memories
Ramage and Ferguson Shipyard ID Card WWI Ramage and Ferguson Shipyard ID Card WWI William Tyrrell Scoutmaster.