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

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Pictures and narratives by those who lived and are still living on the Estates which were built between 1930 and 1946 along the south side of the Calder Road.

Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963
Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963

Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963

Thanks to A Mann for the use of the photo.
The Pre-War Estates of Parkhead and Sighthill Edinburgh.

The Pre-War Estates of Parkhead and Sighthill Edinburgh.

Located about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of th...
Parkhead and Sighthill Estates in the 1960s

Parkhead and Sighthill Estates in the 1960s

By this time the estates are bordered on the no...
Home Guard Unit 1940

Home Guard Unit 1940

This is the the Second Battalion of the Home Gu...
Backgreen Concert Sighthill Crescent 1949

Backgreen Concert Sighthill Crescent 1949

From the back left to right - David Scott, Dori...
Children of Parkhead Drive Sighthill 1946

Children of Parkhead Drive Sighthill 1946

Front row:- Ronnie Anderson, Margaret Burnie, B...
Martins the Bakers van - Parkhead Estate Sighthill circa 1950

Martins the Bakers van - Parkhead Estate Sighthill circa 1950

The back of Martin's the Bakers van. Mrs Fors...
Back green entertainment in the 1950s.

Back green entertainment in the 1950s.

Pictured in one of the back gardens on Sighthil...
Dancing in the street in Sighthill in the1950s.

Dancing in the street in Sighthill in the1950s.

Ronnie Macleod in the kilt and Barrie Hauxwell ...
Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s

Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s

Back gardens of Sighthill Drive when the Murray...
Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s

Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s

Back gardens of houses on Sighthill Drive with ...
Invitation to the Coronation Party on Sighthill View 1953

Invitation to the Coronation Party on Sighthill View 1953

Rare example of an Invitation to one of the man...
Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Grove 1953

Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Grove 1953

Children were given a Coronation Mug filled wit...
Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Gardens 1953

Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Gardens 1953

1st Right Back row Keith Walker 4th Right Fron...
Coronation Party on Parkhead View 1953

Coronation Party on Parkhead View 1953

Janice Guthrie Front row 8th right hands in poc...
Coronation Party on Parkhead Loan 1953

Coronation Party on Parkhead Loan 1953

Mr Scotland kneeling far left, Mrs Scotland and...
Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Place 1953

Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Place 1953

Street Party in Sighthill Place held in 1953 t...
Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Road 1953

Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Road 1953

Gordon Johnson, Dorothy Johnson somewhere in th...
Coronation Party on Sighthill Gardens1953

Coronation Party on Sighthill Gardens1953

Elizabeth Hamilton 2nd front row 7th from the l...
Coronation Street Party on Sighthill View 1953

Coronation Street Party on Sighthill View 1953

Christine Johnson 2nd left Front Row Thanks ...
The Swing Park at the foot of Parkhead Gardens in the 1950s.

The Swing Park at the foot of Parkhead Gardens in the 1950s.

Situated at the foot of Parkhead Gardens betwe...
Site of the Swing Park at the foot of Parkhead Gardens 2016

Site of the Swing Park at the foot of Parkhead Gardens 2016

Modern photo of the site of the Swing Park at t...
Sighthill Cycle Track in the 1960s

Sighthill Cycle Track in the 1960s

Taken during a match between the Sighthill Hamm...
Parkhead and Sighthill Pensioners Outing circa 1960s

Parkhead and Sighthill Pensioners Outing circa 1960s

2nd left Front Row Mrs Christina Mallinson with...
Another Parkhead and Sighthill Pensioners Outing circa 1960s

Another Parkhead and Sighthill Pensioners Outing circa 1960s

Pictured outside Murrayburn Primary School befo...
The Silver Wing Pub

The Silver Wing Pub

More modern photo of the pub which was built in...