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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 446 memories 15 scrapbooks
The original Boat House on the Union Canal at Sighthill 1950

The original Boat House on the Union Canal at Sighthill 1950

Situated about 400yards south of the Canal Brid...
Site of the old Boat House on the Union Canal 2016

Site of the old Boat House on the Union Canal 2016

The old building was demolished in the 1960s an...
The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 1950

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 1950

Comparison photo showing the Canal Bridge and t...
The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 2016

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 2016

Taken for comparison to the 1950s photo. The B...
The original Murray Burn Culvert entrance on the Bypass side.

The original Murray Burn Culvert entrance on the Bypass side.

Now missing a large tree which blocked half the...
The original Murray Burn Culvert under the Union Canal.

The original Murray Burn Culvert under the Union Canal.

I lived at 52 Calder Crescent on the Calders P...
Steps leading to the Canal Bank

Steps leading to the Canal Bank

Built after the Prefabs were demolished in 1965...
The original Murray Burn Culvert exit from the City side

The original Murray Burn Culvert exit from the City side

Not changed since the1950s except for a few mor...
Railway Bridge at the bottom of Cultins Road Sighthill. 1957

Railway Bridge at the bottom of Cultins Road Sighthill. 1957

Cultins Road ran from the Canal Bridge on the o...
The Union Canal and the Murray Burn in the 1950s

The Union Canal and the Murray Burn in the 1950s

We twa hae paidled i’ the burn Frae morning su...
Backgreen Concert Sighthill Crescent 1949

Backgreen Concert Sighthill Crescent 1949

From the back left to right - David Scott, Dori...
Parkhead and Sighthill Estates in the 1960s

Parkhead and Sighthill Estates in the 1960s

By this time the estates are bordered on the no...
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...
Murrayburn Primary School Class 6 - 1949/50

Murrayburn Primary School Class 6 - 1949/50

David Sinclair Back Row 3rd left Russell Johns...
Children of Calder Avenue East circa 1951

Children of Calder Avenue East circa 1951

Picture taken in the garden of No. 25 Calder Av...
Murrayburn Primary School Class around 1952 -Teacher unknown

Murrayburn Primary School Class around 1952 -Teacher unknown

Thanks to Ron Spalding for the photo.
Murrayburn Primary School - Miss Jenkins Class of 1948

Murrayburn Primary School - Miss Jenkins Class of 1948

Front Row 4th left Margaret Gibson 5th left R...
Reggie Buick 1951

Reggie Buick 1951

Reggie Buick pictured outside at the rear of 60...
Reggie and Alan Buick of Calder Drive Sighthill

Reggie and Alan Buick of Calder Drive Sighthill

Reggie Buick on the left of the photo and big b...
Reggie Buick and his mother Barbara Buick 1950

Reggie Buick and his mother Barbara Buick 1950

The Buick family consisted of Reginald and Barb...
Reggie Buick of Calder Drive Sighthill

Reggie Buick of Calder Drive Sighthill

Reggie was born in 1948 and attended Wester Hai...
Middleton Residential School camp 1955

Middleton Residential School camp 1955

Situated at Gorebridge, classes from both Weste...
Pupil Report Cards 1956

Pupil Report Cards 1956

These were never looked forward to and did not ...
Class Position Prizes 1957

Class Position Prizes 1957

Usually awarded to the top three pupils in ever...
School Sports Day 1955

School Sports Day 1955

This Annual Event was looked forward to only by...
School Dinners 1955

School Dinners 1955

There is a lot of truth that, in the early 1950...
The School Bell 1955

The School Bell 1955

Rung every morning, afternoon and at lunch time...
School Satchel 1955

School Satchel 1955

Not obligatory due to cost, but an absolute nec...
School Health Visitors from Hell 1955

School Health Visitors from Hell 1955

NO PHOTOGAPH CAN EVER DISPLAY THE SENSE OF ABJE...
Wooden Rulers of the 1950s

Wooden Rulers of the 1950s

Rulers were given out for lessons as opposed to...