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Stuart Laidlaw

Born Edinburgh 1949
Attended Wester Hailes and Murrayburn Primary Schools then The Royal High School.
Retired

Stuart Laidlaw’s memories

Browse 275 memories 8 scrapbooks
Sighthill Inn 1961

Sighthill Inn 1961

Bill Moyes (2nd right) and wife Edie Moyes (3rd...
Sighthill Inn 1961

Sighthill Inn 1961

Edie Moyes (1st left) and husband Bill (3rd rig...
Coronation Day Celebrations in Broomhouse 1953

Coronation Day Celebrations in Broomhouse 1953

Coronation day being celebrated by Broomhouse r...
St Nicholas Church Guides - 1955

St Nicholas Church Guides - 1955

Myra Moyes taken at Guide Camp at Innerwick Fa...
St Nicholas Church Brownies - 1953

St Nicholas Church Brownies - 1953

Myra Moyes 1953 Thanks to Myra Legge for the...
St Nicholas Church Brownies - 1949/50

St Nicholas Church Brownies - 1949/50

Back Row 1st left Kitty Forrest ...
Private Hire Edinburgh Corporation Bus at Broomhouse-1960s

Private Hire Edinburgh Corporation Bus at Broomhouse-1960s

This bus is heading North under the Railway Bri...
St Nicholas Church Band of Hope 1960

St Nicholas Church Band of Hope 1960

My prize for painting.
Broomhouse estate in the late 1940s.

Broomhouse estate in the late 1940s.

Thanks to Keith Omond for the photo. Left ha...
Farming at Broomhouse Farm

Farming at Broomhouse Farm

Still an active farm in the 1950s
Jim Moore. Memories of the 1950s

Jim Moore. Memories of the 1950s

I was born in 1947 and lived in the little Cu...
A Swing Park in the Broomhouse area in the 1970s.

A Swing Park in the Broomhouse area in the 1970s.

The "Cheesecutter" in the Swing Park. Thanks...
Picture 9D - St Cuthberts Co-Op on the Old Calder Road 1965

Picture 9D - St Cuthberts Co-Op on the Old Calder Road 1965

One of the shops situated at the top of Parkhea...
Picture 9C - Martins the Bakers on the Old Calder Road

Picture 9C - Martins the Bakers on the Old Calder Road

One of the shops at the top of Parkhead Gardens.
History of Broomhouse from 1939 to the early 1970s.

History of Broomhouse from 1939 to the early 1970s.

Although on the lands of Old Saughton, its name...
Broomhouse Primary School - Football Team of 1964

Broomhouse Primary School - Football Team of 1964

Cup winning side of 1964
Broomhouse Primary School - Football team 1960

Broomhouse Primary School - Football team 1960

Successful team of 1960. Thanks to Patricia ...
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of circa 1956/58

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of circa 1956/58

Thanks to Nora Strange for the Photo.
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1958

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1958

Thanks to Pat Rawlings for the Photo.
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1961

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1961

Thanks to Morag Doctor for the Photo.
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1960

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1960

Thanks to Robert Laird for the Photo.
Broomhouse Primary School - "Happy Smile Day" Early 1960s

Broomhouse Primary School - "Happy Smile Day" Early 1960s

Thanks to Patricia Farquhar for the Photo.
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1958/59

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1958/59

Thanks to Frank Russell for the Photo.
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1957/58

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1957/58

Thanks to Lilian Docherty for the Photo.
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...
Broomhouse "Guisers" in the 1950s.

Broomhouse "Guisers" in the 1950s.

Thanks to Robert Laird for the Photo.
Broomhouse Beer Lorry Accident Site 2016

Broomhouse Beer Lorry Accident Site 2016

Modern photo of the site of the Beer Lorry acci...
Broomhouse Estate

Broomhouse Estate

View over the Estate from Patricia Farquhar. ...
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1957

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1957

Thanks to Willie Cruickshank for the Photo.
Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1961

Broomhouse Primary School - Class of 1961

Thanks to Thomas Croal for the Photo.