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

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The entries in this Scrapbook have been taken from my other scrapbooks showing the Calders, Sighthill, Parkhead,and Broomhouse areas prior to the massive reconstruction in the years following 1970.

ARCON Prefabs on Calder Terrace Sighthill 1955
ARCON Prefabs on Calder Terrace Sighthill 1955

ARCON Prefabs on Calder Terrace Sighthill 1955

Built in 1946,the ARCON (Architectural Consulta...
AILOH and ARCON Prefabs on Calder Drive Sighthill 1949

AILOH and ARCON Prefabs on Calder Drive Sighthill 1949

Photo of Calder Drive taken in 1949 showing bot...
11 Calder Drive Sighthill

11 Calder Drive Sighthill

This picture taken in 1961 shows my home from 1...
Wooden Huts at Sighthill P.O.W. Camp

Wooden Huts at Sighthill P.O.W. Camp

There were two different types of accommodation...
Picture A - Wester Hailes Primary School and the Swedish Wooden Houses.

Picture A - Wester Hailes Primary School and the Swedish Wooden Houses.

Lovely picture of the Wooden or Swedish prefabr...
Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963

Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963

Thanks to A Mann for the use of the photo.
Hailesland before 1965

Hailesland before 1965

Wester Hailes 1961 In the mid-1960s, the local...
St Nicholas Church in the early 1970s

St Nicholas Church in the early 1970s

Picture taken as the Old Calder Road was being ...
Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s

Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s

Back gardens of Sighthill Drive when the Murray...
Broomhouse Bus 1965

Broomhouse Bus 1965

For many years Alex Duncan and his son Graham r...
The Old Calder Road 1965

The Old Calder Road 1965

Lovely picture of St Josephs Roman Catholic Pri...
Demolition of St Josephs Primary School Broomhouse 1980s

Demolition of St Josephs Primary School Broomhouse 1980s

Picture of the final few days of the school whi...
Saughton House off the Old Calder Road (Picture 1)

Saughton House off the Old Calder Road (Picture 1)

Bought by Mr William Traquair Dickson, a Solici...